Queensland Health
Health chief warns return to school will worsen current Qld spike in viruses
Cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are already on the rise, with the return to school expected to see numbers continue to climb across the state.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Fentiman calls on LNP to be clear about its stance on abortion
The state government earlier this year passed laws to allow nurses and midwives to dispense the abortion pill MS-2 Step, and a health worker recruitment drive is under way.
- by Cloe Read
Man who died after hours on stretcher ‘should never have remained ramped’
Leaked emails show that paramedics escalated their concerns to hospital bosses as the 78-year-old man’s condition deteriorated.
- by Tim Arvier
Number of long-stay patients at Qld hospitals ‘highest it’s ever been’
The LNP lambasted the government over the new health data, which showed there were more than 603,000 presentation to emergency departments between January and March.
- by Cloe Read
Queensland doctors demand answers over end-of-life care funding
The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch has made 14 submissions to the Miles government ahead of the June state budget, asking for further investments in palliative care amid uncertainty over the allocation of previous funds.
- by Fraser Barton
Burnout, shortages: Killing spree puts psychiatry struggles in spotlight
Joel Cauchi targeted women during Saturday’s attack. While his overall motivations remain unclear, his mental health has been raised as a contributing factor, highlighting support needed across the sector.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Spying’ photo of SMS in parliament sparks apologies and call for probe
The publication of a photo of a message from now-Premier Steven Miles on a Labor MP’s phone during a Queensland parliament sitting has fuelled a political fight.
- by Matt Dennien
Free female-focused clinics announced as byelections loom
Queensland Women’s Week has kicked off with a $46 million state government commitment to build four free walk-in clinics for women and children.
- by Cameron Atfield
Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women
More women and girls suffering complex medical conditions like cancer will have access to cheaper reproductive care after Queensland became the latest state to announce public funding for fertility treatments.
- by Jacob Shteyman
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Medicare
Health giant refuses to open patient files for Medicare probe
A company with dozens of diagnostic imaging centres in Queensland has been taken to court by the Medicare watchdog over alleged “inappropriate practice”.
- by Sean Parnell
Satellite hospitals causing confusion: AMA
The Queensland opposition has renewed calls for the state’s new “satellite hospitals” to be renamed, after reports some patients were confused about where to go in an emergency.
- by Cameron Atfield