13 April 2021
Ambulance ramping worsens as Labor loses control
Latest statistics expose sick state of hospitals
Ambulance ramping is rife across the state with latest statistics showing Labor is losing
control of Queensland’s public health system.
Under Labor, 40% of patients across the state are spending 30 minutes or more waiting
on ambulance stretchers at our hospitals.
Among the worst affected areas is Logan, with 53% of patients left waiting on ambulance
stretchers, that’s up 4% in a month and is 8% higher than the same time last year.
At Redland Hospital and at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, it’s 51% and at the
Gold Coast University Hospital it’s 50%, up 15% from last year.
It is unacceptable that patients taken to hospitals in an ambulance across Queensland are
forced to wait longer than the recommended timeframe.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath needs to explain to Queenslanders why standards are
slipping and how she plans to fix it.
Under Labor in 2012, ambulance ramping was 30%, when the LNP was in government
that number dropped to 15%, now under Labor it’s back up to record highs.
Hospital staff across Queensland are sick of being ignored by the state government and
their refusal to properly resource our hospitals.
As a nurse, I know how exhausting it can be for doctors and nurses working long hours
under immense pressure on the frontline.
The Minister must urgently travel across the state and listen to staff and outline her plan to
fix it.
-ENDS-
Source: http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au