
Still waiting: Almost half of emergency cases ramping for 30 minutes
Almost half of patients taken to Queensland hospital emergency departments faced ambulance ramping of more than 30 minutes, according to the latest health performance data.
Almost half of patients taken to Queensland hospital emergency departments faced ambulance ramping of more than 30 minutes, according to the latest health performance data.
The death of a Queenslander where six triple-zero calls were made and an ambulance arriving nine hours later underlines the state’s health crisis, the state opposition says.
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Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace has doubled down on claims that patient stories about their experiences in the public health system are being “exaggerated” by the opposition.
The Queensland government will redirect $100 million in emergency funding from the health budget to increase capacity in the state’s struggling public hospitals.