I am appalled at reports today that Steven Miles and Labor’s failed Health Minister Shannon Fentiman have been hiring political spinners for their offices at a greater rate than frontline health staff.
Worse still, while Labor hides behind political barricades, doctors and nurses are leaving Queensland Health in record numbers under Labor's watch.
Today's announcement by the Premier and Health Minister is another attempt by a desperate Government to distract Queenslanders from the truth.
Figures revealed in a Parliamentary Question on Notice last month show the rate of nurses leaving is nearly double what it was when Labor took office at 6.12%.
The rate of doctors leaving is the highest it has been since Labor came to power in 2015.
Alarmingly, in some regions of Queensland up to 15% of doctors and nurses are leaving.
Make no mistake, the number of frontline staff leaving is a direct result of Labor’s failure to plan and run the health system.
Labor can’t be trusted to heal the Queensland Health Crisis.
Shannon Fentiman promised big but has only delivered record ambulance ramping and surgery waitlists.
As a nurse and former hospital administrator, I understand the pressure our frontline staff face every day and how much worse that’s become under this government.
The Queensland Health Crisis won’t change until we change the government because only the LNP has the Right Plan for Queensland’s future, including easier access to health services.
