The Queensland Health monthly ambulance ramping data* for December has revealed Annastacia Palaszczuk has clearly broken her election promise to provide a better health system for Queenslanders.
LNP Shadow Minister for Health Ros Bates has warned Queensland’s public health system is failing under the Palaszczuk Labor Government.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk has clearly broken her election promise to provide a better health system for Queenslanders,” Ms Bates said.
“Instead of more hospital beds and better patient care, Labor’s priority has been wasting taxpayers’ money renaming the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.
“Our hard working nurses, doctors, paramedics and midwives need more help on the frontline to improve patient care.
“Instead, our public hospitals are bursting at the seams and ambulance ramping is rife.
“In government, the LNP significantly reduced ambulance ramping and scrapped Labor’s hospital bypass policy.
“Sadly, our public health system has lurched back to the bad old days, when Anna Bligh called Queensland Health a basketcase.
“Queenslanders deserve a world-class health system that Annastacia Palaszczuk isn’t delivering.”
*Ramping Data:
*% is the number of patients NOT taken off an ambulance stretcher within the 30 minute target.
Source: http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/
