Consultants

Our consultants are located in Queensland (metropolitan and regional), New South Wales and Victoria, and are available to provide services to all Australian states and territories.

Each of our team members is committed to working with organisations to help strengthen capacity in the sector and, ultimately, to make a difference. Our consultants work in accordance with the company's Quality Management System (QMS) and are qualified and experienced in reviewing organisations against major standards. These include:

• ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems - Requirements
• Quality Improvement Council (QIC) Standards and Accreditation Program
• RACGP Standards for General Practices
• Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS).

The in-depth knowledge and highly relevant expertise of our consultants enables us to provide solutions for our customers across a broad range of service types, including:

• Primary Health Care
• Aged care
• Secondary level care health facility
• Maternal and Child Health
• Alcohol and Other Drug
• Mental Health
• Substance Misuse
• Home Based Care
• Social and Emotional Well Being

Lead consultant: Kath Wieden

Over the past 30 years, Kath has held a variety of roles within the public and private hospital system, including roles as a, clinician, manager and educator. A Registered Nurse, Kath also has post graduate qualifications in Health Science, Child Health, Critical care and Midwifery. In addition, she has teaching experience with Nambour TAFE.

Throughout her career Kath has developed, implemented and managed significant programs in the hospital system. Highlights include:

• Developing an Intensive Care and Coronary Care Department for a private hospital
• Managing an Interventional Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in a Tertiary referral facility
• Introducing a new service - Electro Physiology Studies
• Developing operational and action plans in response to internal clinical audits
• Coordinating a Graduate Nurse Program

Kath enjoys challenges and new experiences, which has led to her moving into the area of quality system auditing. Her vast experience and strong skill sets ensure that in her 'new' capacity she is well placed to work within the field of quality and health care. Kath has participated in the development of systems and processes to meet standards requirements in a number of health care organisations. This has included the development of policies and procedures relating to clinical practice to meet standards requirements, in addition to providing education and training of staff on procedural requirements and quality systems.

Please enquire for a full list of our current consultants.