The Queensland Child and Youth Clinical Network (QCYCN) connects health professionals, services, and systems across Queensland to improve the safety and quality of health care.
We also offer clinical expertise and advice to our network, Queensland Health and other Queensland government departments and agencies to:
Our network has over 1000 members including:
We also have members from non-government organisations including charities, community groups and private companies who work in the healthcare industry.
View our resources, read our supporting statewide child and youth clinical service improvement guide or watch our introductory video to learn more about our work.
To champion the health and wellbeing of Queensland infants, children, young people and their families and carers.
The QCYCN is led by our Co-chairs and the Clinician Collaborative. The collaborative is a multidisciplinary group of senior clinicians from across Queensland who are leaders in their field or specialty. They provide strategic direction and specialist clinical advice. Read our clinician collaborative terms of reference or our organisational structure to learn more about how we work.
Join us and help improve health care for children and young people. Membership is free for:
As a member, you'll have opportunities to get involved in our working groups to share your expertise and experience with our network. You'll also receive our monthly newsletter and have access to our annual forum.
Fill in our online form to join. We will email you to confirm your membership.
We have 8 subnetworks and working groups that provide research, advocacy and help develop new models of care in different clinical areas.
To view our terms of reference or for more information about any of our subnetworks, please email qldchildandyouthnetwork@health.qld.gov.au.
The Child Health Subnetwork (CHSN) platform is for clinicians to share learnings and best practice care to guide child health improvements in community settings.
If you're referring a patient to the nurse navigator or connected care program read our referral guide part 1 and part 2 for help.
The Child Development Subnetwork (CDSN) platform is for clinicians to share learnings and best practice care to guide improvements in child development in community settings.
You can also read our Role of trauma in child development diagnostics position statement or watch our Using a trauma lens in child development video.
We have a collaboration channel to help support clinicians provide trauma informed care to children and families.
If you work for Queensland Health, you can join the Child Development Trauma Hub using your Queensland Health email. If you work outside Queensland Health, you can make a request to join by filling in our online form.
We work with clinicians and youth representatives to increase awareness of adolescent and young adult (AYA) health care needs. Our goal is to improve care and support services for young people between 12 and 25. We also provide expert advice to government on statewide AYA care priorities.
We have a collaboration channel for adolescent and young adult health and mental health professionals to access and share AYA information and resources.
If you work for Queensland Health, you can join the AYA Innovation Hub using your Queensland Health email. If you work outside Queensland Health, you can make a request to join by filling in our online form.
You can also watch our innovation showcase, AYA health care explained and Quality AYA care – consumer perspectives videos on the Clinical Excellence Queensland Vimeo channel.
The Digital Child Health Subnetwork (DCHS) is a network for child health clinicians to collaborate on improving digital technology and child health care.
The School Based Youth Health (SBYH) Subnetwork is a platform that connects School Based Youth Health nurses across Queensland. The subnetwork consists of a Line Manager group and a Clinical Collaborative group with the aim to share ideas to help improve health issues, awareness, and wellbeing for young people in state secondary schools. Read our subnetwork fact sheet to learn more.
The Queensland Paediatric Palliative Care, Haematology, and Oncology Subnetwork (QPPHON) oversees, supports, and improves health services for children in Queensland and northern New South Wales. QPPHON's main goal is to make sure that children in palliative care or who have cancer or blood disorders get the best care possible. QPPHON also helps rural and remote health care services outside Brisbane so children can get quality health care closer to home.
Providing the best care for children and young people with life limiting conditions involves many teams and caregivers working together. The Paediatric Palliative Care Working Group (PPCWG) helps connect health professionals and palliative care experts across Queensland. PPCWG’s work helps make sure children and young people with life limiting conditions get quality, evidenced based and family centred care.
Read the care plan for the dying child resources on the Queensland Health website for more information.
You can use our resources to promote family centred care in any health setting.
Posters for health professionals to use to promote the principles of family-centred care.
Read our supporting document to learn more about how the posters were developed and adapted.
We work with a range of paediatric health care groups and organisations including:
We host a yearly forum for members and non-members. The forum brings infant, child and youth health care professionals together to:
Watch video presentations from our previous forums on the Clinical Excellence Queensland Vimeo channel.