Reports, submissions & Inquiries
2010-2011 QNU Annual Report
All activities undertaken by the QNU in 2010/2011 aligned with the union’s Vision, Mission and Values Statements and Strategic Plan 2010-2012. This document, which was endorsed by QNU Council in late 2009, contains a list of overarching operational and strategic objectives to which the QNU and its employees are accountable, and broadly defines the union’s direction, focus and work going forward.
Submission to the Health and Disabilities Committee on Guardianship Laws Inquiry
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the Health and Disabilities Committee for providing the opportunity to comment on the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s (QLRC) recommendations on guardianship laws. In this submission we provide comments on specific items raised in the issues paper (2011).
Submission to the Health and Disabilities Committee - Inquiry into the public works project to construct the Queensland Children's Hospital
Our more than 45,000 financial members work across a variety of settings from single person operations to large health and non-health institutions, and in a full range of classifications from entry level trainees to senior management. The vast majority of nurses and midwives in Queensland are members of the QNU. As the construction of the new children’s hospital will affect some of our members, the QNU is very interested in all aspects of the project, however in this submission we only make general comments on workforce planning, service delivery and risk management.
2010-2011 QNU Auditor's Report
BDO have audited the attached financial report which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2011, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, a summary of significant accounting policies other explanatory notes and the management committee's declaration.
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Regional Australia: FIFO workforce practices
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) thanks the House Standing Committee on Regional Australia (the committee) for providing the opportunity to comment on the use of ‘fly-in, fly-out’ (FIFO) workforce practices in regional Australia. In this submission we set out our concerns about the impact that FIFO practices are having on communities, particularly the nurses and health care workers that support them. The QNU recognises that the expansion of mining activity has affected many regional areas in Queensland and other states. In this submission we highlight the Mackay region in the Bellyando Shire.
2011 Your Work, Your Time, Your Life Summary Report
Since 2001 a team of researchers working in conjunction with the Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) have undertaken a study of enrolled and registered nurses and assistants-in-nursing members. Over that period QNU members have been surveyed four times. This report summarises the questionnaire that was completed in 2010 and results are compared to those obtained in 2001, 2004 and 2007.
