Situated 4km from the Perth central business district in Nedlands Western Australia, the QEIIMC has grown over 45 years to include over 40 health related organisations. The QEIIMC accommodates; not-for-profit, public and private organisations and is dedicated to facilitating the highest quality of health care, educating future generations of health workers and conducting related scientific research.
About the
QEIIMC
- The 28-hectare QEII Medical Centre (QEIIMC) is the largest medical centre in the southern hemisphere and globally recognised in health care, research and education.
The History
of the QEIIMC
At the turn of the century the site (Land) of the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC) in Nedlands, Western Australia was a grazing place for cattle owned by Edward Browne, the founder of Browne’s Dairy. The Land was purchased by the State Government in 1910. (1)
From 1922 the Land was controlled by the University of Western Australia (UWA) under a 999-year lease from the Government. When the Chest Hospital was proposed the Land remained largely undeveloped, so in 1953 the Land was designated for development as a medical centre with a teaching hospital as the core. A report of the Commissioner for Public Health in 1953 stated: (2)
As the hospital will not primarily serve a defined area but will also supply the teaching and research facilities for the state, its ultimate size is dictated not so much by population in the area but by the maximum size of a workable hospital.”
Wishing to establish a medical centre, the State Government wanted to revert responsibility for the Land to the Crown. An agreement between the UWA and the government maintained some say for UWA over future use of the Land. The Perth Medical Centre Act 1966 established the medical centre reserve and preserved the University’s interests through membership on the Perth Medical Centre Trust – an independent body established to develop, control and manage the Land.
The name of the Land changed to the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in 1977, as did the title of the Act and the Trust.
Notes:
(1) Polizzotto, Carolyn – A Fair Sized Town – published by Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & The Centre for WA History 1988 p16.
(2) Appendix 1 1953 Report of the Commissioner for Public Health published WA 1955.
Who is the
QEIMC Trust?
The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust (Trust) is an independent statutory authority established under the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Act 1966 (Act).
The Trust is responsible for the development, management and control of the 28.4 hectares of land which is an A class reserve for the designated purpose of a medical centre and for incidental and other purposes (Reserve). The Trust Board of Management is made up of equal representation from the State Government and the University of Western Australia and has an independent chair.
The Trust generally plays no active part in the management of the respective facilities on the Reserve or the operations of campus users unless any activity is detrimental to the Reserve or adversely affects the facilities and/or operations of other users.
The main responsibility of the Trust is to develop the Reserve land and act on behalf of the State as landlord. The day-to-day management of the QEIIMC campus has been delegated to the North Metropolitan Health Service as Delegate of the Trust under provisions in the Act.
QEIIMC Trust Board Members
As set out in the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Act 1966, the QEIIMC Trust Board consists of five members.
- The Chairman is appointed by the Governor on written nomination of the Minister and The University of Western Australia senate, to hold office during the Governor’s pleasure.
- Two members are appointed by the Governor on the written nomination of the Minister to hold office during the Governors pleasure.
- Two members are appointed by The University of Western Australia Senate to office during its pleasure.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman in November 2008.
Mr Cole has over 40 years of professional, corporate and business experience through senior legal consultancy, as well as a range of executive management and non-executive appointments.
Among his corporate appointments, he is currently Chair of ASX listed Neometals Limited and is a Board Member of the ASX listed Matrix Composites and Engineering Limited.
Appointed as a member in May 2022.
Mr Cameron is the Managing Director of the Western Australian Department of Transport. He was Commissioner of Road Safety in 2017-18 and Executive Director of the WA Office of Road Safety from 2000 to 2015.
Mr Cameron was previously Chair of the WA Road Safety Council which makes recommendations to the Minister for Road Safety for initiatives to reduce road trauma. Mr Cameron is an Independent Director on the Board of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) and Chair and a Trustee of the Towards Zero Foundation (UK charity) which includes Global NCAP.
Mr Cameron has worked in diverse public[1]sector roles with policy, strategy and leadership experience in community, tertiary and school education, public health, drug strategy, transport, roads and road safety.
Appointed as a member in May 2022.
Mr Anderson has held the role of Assistant Director General of the Purchasing and System Performance Division since September 2020. Mr Anderson previously held the position of Executive Director of Information and System Performance since 2016.
Throughout his 27 years in public service, Mr Anderson has held a variety of senior portfolios, including Director of Activity Based Management (ABM) Reform and was involved in both the Fiona Stanley Hospital Commissioning Project and the Midland Health Campus Project.
Appointed as a member in December 2020.
Professor Keelan trained as a clinical biochemist; completed his PhD in Obstetrics in Auckland in 1994; and moved to Perth in 2007 to Head the Women and Infants Health Research Laboratories at Kind Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH).
Professor Keelan is internationally renowned for his research on placental drug transport, pregnancy complications (with a focus on preterm birth) and the early-life microbiome.
Professor Keelan is currently the Head of School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and has held several professional leadership roles within UWA; the wider research community; Telethon Kids Institute; and Curtin University.
Appointed as a member in January 2022 and Deputy Chair in February 2022.
Ms Joanne Farrell was also appointed Chair of Safe Work Australia in January 2022 after a 40 year career in the mining industry. Ms Farrell’s most recent role was Managing Director Australia and Group Executive, Health, Safety and Environment at Rio Tinto.
Ms Farrell is currently a non-executive director at the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Western Operations), WA Museums, and a member of the Senate of the University of Western Australia. Ms Farrell holds a Bachelor degree in Science (Psychology and Economics) from the University of Western Australia.
Ms Farrell also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Curtin University and has senior management qualifications from the Australian Graduate School of Management and the London Business School.
QEIIMC Trust Strategy Documents
In this section you can view future planning documents that assist and guide the QEIIMC Trust in working towards our objectives for the campus.
Other QEIIMC Trust Publications
QEIIMC
Policies
Click the button below to view all of the QEIIMC Trust policies. Some of the most commonly viewed policies can be found linked to the right.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT EVENTS AT QEIIMC
The QEIIMC Trust team is preparing to welcome development and redevelopment works around the Campus from early 2022. It is anticipated that there will be an increase in necessary works disruptions in Campus common areas during 2022. Unfortunately, we anticipate that it will not be possible to approve Common Area events during these future development project works phases.
If you wish to speak to someone about your proposed event in a common area on the QEIIMC Campus, please call (08) 6457 6016 and the Trust will be happy to have a conversation with you.
Trust Objectives
In pursuance of the Trust’s statutory remit and strategic goals, and within the scope of the Trust Master Plan Vision:
- Ensure the QEIIMC Reserve is developed within the existing geographic, environmental and functional constraints in a planned and methodical way and in accordance with the purpose of the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Act 1966.
- Ensure the development of the QEIIMC site is achieved through a cooperative approach between the QEIIMC Trust, site tenants, and the relevant academic and professional schools of learning providing teaching and research resources to the Medical Centre and the State.
- Ensure the provision of appropriate onsite facilities to support the clinical teaching of undergraduates and graduates in medicine, nursing and allied health profession.
Newsletters
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QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, July 2020
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, March 2020
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, October 2019
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, July 2019
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, January 2019
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, August 2018
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, April 2018
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, September 2017
QEIIMC Trust Newsletter, February 2017
