NQPHN CEO Sean Rooney says the organisation wants to hear more voices from Cape York and the Torres Strait speak about the future of healthcare through the current Joint Regional Needs Assessment survey. Photo: Supplied.
Cape York and Torres Strait residents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of healthcare in the northernmost part of the state.
The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey is currently open until 16 August, and will help shape healthcare outcomes and access to services across the region through a collaboration between the North Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.
More than 1,050 community members and healthcare professionals have already had their say, but the NQPHN is still looking to get more information from the top end of Queensland.
NQPHN chief executive officer Sean Rooney said it was imperative the survey heard from a wide cross-section of people, including remote communities and First Nations peoples.
“It’s important for all community members to have their say on the region’s healthcare because they are the ones using the services,” he said.
“Cape York and Torres Strait communities are remote and face unique challenges to accessing healthcare services, so it is very important that residents and local health professionals tell us what’s impacting them, and have a say in the future of healthcare in their region.”
The JRNA survey can be taken using the form linked on the NQPHN website.
