QAS Workforce Forums 2022: A tale of two cities

Two cities and almost 300 Queensland Ambulance Service staff later, the first two Workforce Forums focusing on the draft QAS Strategy 2022-27 have now wrapped up.

Kicking off in Brisbane before making its way to Cairns, the Workforce Forums are designed to create an open forum for staff from all areas to give feedback, share suggestions and collaborate in ways often not available to such a geographically diverse service.

QAS Commissioner Craig Emery said the forums were an excellent opportunity to gather staff together to innovate and engage.

“These first two forums were incredibly important, as it was a chance for us to engage on our proposed new Strategy,” Craig said.

“We heard some industry-changing ideas from our best and brightest across the state, from changes to healthcare delivery to ideas on how to reduce waste and support our staff on the ground.

“We are very excited to take some of these staff-led ideas to a third forum in early June and determine which ones we can integrate into our Strategy.”

Craig and his executive team have also been engaged in conversations with employees from across the organisation about the QAS’s strategic direction.

“As I travel across the State, I am thoroughly enjoying meeting ambulance colleagues face-to-face again, after the disruption of the last two years,” he said.

“The ideas I have heard will help us shape the QAS’s future direction.”

The workforce consultation on the QAS Strategy Plan 2022‐2027 is expected to be completed by June 2022, with launch and implementation activities for the new Strategy being planned from July 2022.