BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Published Yesterday at 01:30 PM
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
Labor's horror handling of regional maternity services revealed
* Crisafulli Government's 100 Day Plan commitment to assess regional maternity services has exposed chronic workforce gaps created by Labor.
* Assessment revealed birthing bypasses at eight hospitals and rural health services since July 2023.
* Staff vacancy rates for key maternity professions are as high as 17.91%, forcing birthing mothers to drive hundreds ofkilometres to larger facilities.
A critical assessment into regional maternity services commissioned under the Crisaf...