Family Violence
Health practitioners play an essential role in the early detection, support, referral, and delivery of specialised treatment to those experiencing family violence.
Family violence is unacceptable. It causes serious harm to the health, safety and wellbeing of the adults and children who experience it. As a health regulator the Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) recognise the profound implications of family violence on public health and are committed to responding to family violence in our capacity as a regulator of health service providers (registered and unregistered) in Queensland.
We recognise our role in the effort to end family violence by supporting victim-survivors, setting clear expectations of health practitioners, taking regulatory action as appropriate and condemning all forms of family violence.
The OHO is committed to the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 to end family violence in Queensland.