Health minister Yvette D’Ath says ‘no one has a quick fix’ as Covid strains hospitals
Almost half of all patients waited more than 30 minutes in an ambulance before being admitted to hospital in south-eastQueensland Ambulance Service figures show ramping rose 2%, to more than 46% of all patients, in the heavily populated region between November and December 2021.
The health minister, Yvette D’Ath, released the data in response to a parliamentary question, and said the pandemic had placed immense pressure on health systems across the country.“I would love to have a magic wand and stop this overnight. It is heartbreaking to see these delays,” D’Ath said. D’ath said the figures fluctuated based on emergency demand and that Queensland faced the highest number of ambulance incidences in the country, with 233 incidences for every 1,000 people.“That’s the difference. We’re doing almost twice as many ambulance incidences as NSW,” D’ath said.
The Liberal National party’s health spokesperson, Rose Bates, said ramping increased pressure on frontline health workers.“The Palaszczuk Labor government must start listening or more Queenslanders are going to die waiting for an ambulance. That is the sad reality they are ignoring.”
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