Queensland Health
‘Someone just dobbed on a kid’: Lord mayor calls for common sense after complaint over cupcake stall
A resident complained to Queensland Health about the children’s roadside lemonade and cupcake stall in Stafford Heights.
- Marissa Calligeros
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Calls for needle-exchange program after hundreds of prisoners at risk
Almost 300 people have potentially been exposed to HIV and hepatitis C in prison, but the state government has brushed aside calls for sterile equipment.
- Courtney Kruk
Public patients out of pocket for accepting surgery program
Surgery Connect was launched in 2008 to ease pressure on the state’s spiralling elective surgery waitlist, and was given a nearly $50 million boost last month. But some patients say it’s left them worse off.
- Courtney Kruk
Mark Bailey on his brushes with death, cabinet dumping, and plans to win back Queensland voters
The shadow health minister concedes he’s been handed one of the most challenging portfolios. But he’s adamant it’s an opportunity.
- Courtney Kruk
Winter is coming, and Qld’s new top doctor has set her sights on shielding the state
Dr Marianne Gale knows a thing or two about preventable diseases. And now she’s on a mission to combat an illness that floored 95,000 Queenslanders last year alone.
- Courtney Kruk
Calling 000 but don’t need an ambulance? Your call may end up here
The hub inside the Emergency Services Complex in Kedron diverts about 1800 Triple Zero calls for an ambulance each day.
- Courtney Kruk
Qld premier says ramping at five-year low. The opposition’s not convinced
Ambulance ramping in Queensland has fallen to the lowest level in half a decade, according to David Crisafulli, but Labor says the figures are fudged.
- Cloe Read
Autistic man starved to death in hospital after ‘multiple systemic failures’
Stewart Kelly was not in a critical condition when he was taken to hospital, but he had been refusing to eat. He never came home.
- Dan Nolan
Health minister orders review into troubled maternity unit
The announcement follows a series of complaints, including from a mother who said she was coerced into a painful examination while giving birth.
- Courtney Kruk
Probe into controversial surgeon’s appointment to top Queensland role
The surgeon, who was investigated after complaints over his practice in NSW, will lead a new surgical quality and safety program at Queensland Health.
- Courtney Kruk