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Qld Health Minister Yvette D’Ath says emergency departments at breaking point
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has pleaded with the federal government to provide support for hundreds of aged and disabled patients languishing in the state’s public hospitals.
She said dedicated care for this vulnerable cohort would free up vital beds in overcrowded facilities as reports detail the extent of ambulances ramping at emergency departments and exhausted staff run off their feet.
“Our biggest issue is bed capacity right now, that is our urgent issue if we want to stop ambulances sitting at hospitals,” Ms D’Ath…
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