Emergency departments across Queensland are at breaking point, as damning new statistics show the Queensland Health Crisis is worsening on the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s watch.
More than half of all patients at Redcliffe Hospital aren’t seen within the clinically recommended time, 49% at Ipswich Hospital and 47% at the Bundaberg Hospital.
While more than a third of all patients at Rockhampton, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Atherton, Kingaroy, Toowoomba, Mater Adult Public Hospital, Prince Charles, Warwick, Dalby, RBWH, Caboolture, Caloundra, Logan, Emerald , QEII, Hervey Bay, Innisfail, Maryborough, Gympie and Mossman aren’t seen on time.
Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli said the Palaszczuk Labor Government needed to immediately introduce the LNP Opposition’s solutions to heal the Queensland Health Crisis.
“The LNP has put health solutions on the table to heal the Queensland Health Crisis including better resources, better triaging, sharing data in real-time and putting doctors and nurses back in charge to improve patient care,” Mr Crisafulli said.
“The chaos and crisis that has engulfed the Palaszczuk Labor Government is affecting Queenslanders every day.
“The State Government has failed to properly plan, resource and run our health system since they took power eight years ago.
“The Health Minister continues to downplay the Queensland Health Crisis, but these figures show how dire the situation in our emergency departments has become.”
Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates said our dedicated frontline health staff were working double shifts to hold the health system together under the pressures being placed on them by Labor.
“Doctors, nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals across Queensland are working themselves to the brink of exhaustion,” Ms Bates said.
“As a nurse and former hospital administrator, I know how stressful it is for patients and staff when emergency departments are at breaking point.
“Health Minister Shannon Fentiman doesn’t have a plan to fix the Queensland Health Crisis.
“After eight years, three terms and four Health Ministers, the Queensland Health Crisis is only getting worse.
“All Queenslanders deserve a world class health system no matter where they live.”
