Entities within Queensland's health sector work together to provide a range of healthcare services to Queenslanders and support the wellbeing of Queensland communities.

These reports analyse the health entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, financial performance and sustainability, and asset management.

Each year, our health report will provide insights into how the health system is responding to increased health service demand, driven by a growing and ageing population, a shortage of general practitioners, and changing health needs. This includes analysis of demand pressures on:

• ambulance and emergency department services, and the impact of satellite health centres on emergency department presentations 
• specialist outpatients – wait lists and the percentage of patients seen within clinically recommended times.

Each year our report will build on focus areas from our previous health reports. This year, we will focus on the following:

• management of payroll overpayments, rostering, and overtime
• ageing of health infrastructure assets, progress and spend on the Hospital Rescue Plan and the Timely Investment Infrastructure Maintenance program, and progress made on our previous recommendations on addressing maintenance that has been deferred.

Other areas we may analyse further this year include:

• productivity of the health system in meeting demand pressures with an increasing workforce
• the use of alternative models of care such as virtual care and telehealth to help address health demand pressures.