Is the Queensland Health System Finally Turning the Corner?
Here in Hervey Bay we have a new anesthetist starting work at the hosptial tomorrow and another doctor starting in the next few weeks. It’s good to see that we’re benefiting from the Government’s recruitment programme.
Queensland public hospitals have 2,810 more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals on staff than a year ago, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.
“That’s more than double the target we set ourselves through the Health Action Plan to recruit an extra 300 doctors, 500 nurses and 400 allied health professionals by December 2006,” he said.
“Queensland Health clinical workforce statistics for August show our public hospitals have increased their clinical staff since June 2005 by:
·397 extra doctors (132% of 300 target)
·1,812 extra nurses (362% of 500 target)
·601 extra allied health professionals (150% of 400 target)
“These figures come from Queensland Health’s payroll database so they’re real doctors, real nurses and real allied health staff.
“That means we have 4,949 doctors working in our public hospitals today compared to 4,552 doctors in June 2005.
“We employ 23,723 nurses today compared to 21,911 in June 2005.
“And we have 6,407 allied health professionals compared to 5,806 in June last year.
“Our success to date in recruiting extra doctors, nurses and allied health staff is one indicator that we are starting to turn the corner on health.”
Now that we have all these people coming into the health system let’s see if we can keep them.
November 13th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
CH 7 Brisbane recently exposed Queensland Health has illegally released a mans Private Medical Files and was forced to admit it has been doing this since 1998 to other people.
What they did not say was it was Hervey Bay Hospital & Maryborough Hospitals that released them.And the FOI officer was not charged because it was ” out of time”, the same as Dr Keating (Bundaberg Patel saga).
Qld Health’s excuse was that, the whole State health system was ignorant of Privacy laws, and blaming the Crown Solicitor was accepted by the CMC.
You have to start asking, have they turned the corner when they intend to change the HSA to water down Privacy in the State Health System as was said in a letter to me?
Why has not the local media said anything in the last 3 mths to notify the local public that Qld Health have illegally released other peoples’ health records.
Why has Mr Foley MP of Maryborough not asked the Health minister “on notice” how many people from Hervey bay & Maryborough had there files illegally released ?
The reason I know all about this is because it was me on TV Ch7, and it was my files.
The phone transcript between me and FOI officer, as well as how my files ware used are tabled in Qld State Parliament free of charge > Tabled Papers Office…No: 1113…dated March 2007. You have to email Tabled Papers Office. this will also name the FOI officer and the Dr who used them.