Strategies and publications

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service produces a number of publications and strategies to inform our community about our performance, achievements and our vision for the future.

Annual report

Our annual report provides an overview of our financial and non-financial performance and key achievements.

Read the latest annual report here

Strategic plans

The health service has a number of strategic plans which set out our vision for the future.

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service Plan 2018 – 2028, sets a clear vision for how health services will be delivered into the future. Through the identification of priority planning actions, sustainable service models will be delivered to meet the needs of both the Townsville Hospital and Health Service communities and northern Queensland.

• Health Service Plan 2018-2028 
• Background paper - Health Service Plan 2018-2028
• Stakeholder inputs into the planning process - Health Service Plan 2018-2028
• Activity and capacity requirement projections - Health Service Plan 2018-2028

Health equity strategy 

In October 2022 the Townsville Hospital and Health Service unveiled its First Nations Health Equity Strategy, which highlights our commitment as an organisation to create an equitable health system and eliminate institutional racism and discrimination across our public health system.

• First Nations Health Equity Strategy 2022-2025
  • Health equity strategy implementation plan

Other plans and strategies 

• Magnetic Island Yunbenun Health Service Strategy 2023-2033
• Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2025 
• Research annual reports
• Research Strategic Plan 2023-2026
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce Strategy 2022-2031
• Palm Island Health Action Plan 2018-2028
• Reconciliation Action Plan 2019-2021
• Children and Young People Strategy 2018 – 2028
• Strategic Plan 2022 - 2026
• Clinician Engagement Strategy 2018 – 2022
• Consumer and Community Engagement Strategy 2018 – 2022
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Strategy (2019)
• Healthy Ageing in North Queensland Strategy 2020 – 2030
• 2022 Local Area Needs Assessment (LANA) Snapshot 

Strategic partnerships

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service works closely with a number of other care and education providers to help provide world-class care and research to the benefit of our community.

• Local Primary Healthcare Protocol between Townsville HHS and Northern Queensland Primary Health Network
• Memorandum of Understanding between Townsville Hospital and Health Service and James Cook University

Gifts and benefits

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