Internal Queensland Health documents reveal the extent of maternity staff shortages in the state's rural hospitals, forcing some on birthing bypass for days at a time. Key points: Innisfail, Mareeba, Ingham, Ayr and Dalby hospitals all had to suspend birthing services for periods in 2022/23 Midwives can look after 20 patients, including mothers and babies, on a single shift Shannon …
The Palaszczuk government was warned of Gladstone Hospital staff concerns that "management have no plans" as the facility's maternity crisis began to unfold in July last year, new documents show. Key points: The documents were obtained by the opposition under Right to Information The documents include email exchanges between the health minister's office and the Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher's …