Queensland hospitals still face ramping issues a year from $100 million promise

Queensland hospitals are nonetheless going through ramping delays a yr after the state authorities dedicated $100 million to repair the issue.
The opposition has criticised the Palaszczuk authorities for failing to repair the issue, however well being minister Yvette D'Ath stated critiques are unfounded.
"Since then wait occasions have blown out additional," opposition chief David Crisafulli stated.

Knowledge has discovered Queensland's ramping delays are the worst within the nation.(9)

A number of folks have voiced considerations after relations have been left ready hours for an ambulance, as paramedics waited exterior at-capacity emergency rooms with their sufferers.
Knowledge from final yr exhibits Queensland has the worst report for ambulance ramping within the nation, with 38 per cent of sufferers spending greater than half-hour on the ambulance ramp ready to get into hospital.
Western Australia was not far behind with 37.7 per cent of sufferers ready however states like NSW and Tasmania have been much less impacted by delays.

Well being Minister Yvette D'Ath stated the pandemic and folks switching from non-public medical health insurance contributed to rising strain. (9)

"Queensland has the worst ambulance ramping within the nation," deputy chief of the opposition Jarrod Bleije stated.
D'Ath stated elevated sufferers resulting from COVID-19 and a drop in folks utilizing non-public medical health insurance added to elevated pressures on the well being system.
"These on the opposite aspect need to fake there are not any pressures, there are not any points which trigger these pressures, they only need to flip it right into a political weapon to focus on the federal government," she stated.
"I actually dispute the declare across the report of the well being system in Queensland."
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