Gloves off as gripes reach boiling point
policy being used on the Coast was placing patients at risk.
“Let us remember that this was supposed to be a policy that was only in place for the Commonwealth Games,” Ms Bates told Parliament.
Ms Scanlon accused Ms Bates of trying to score “cheap political points at the cost of devaluing and undermining the hard work of our frontline service workers”.
“The Abbott-TurnbullMorrison Government cut $316 million from Queensland hospitals. I do not remember the Member for Mudgeeraba speaking for the motion to condemn Scott Morrison when he locked those cuts in the latest Budget,” she said.
Ms Scanlon said Gold Coast public hospitals had treated 15,491 patients in March, which was a 6 per cent increase.
“Importantly, 100 per cent of our critically ill patients were seen immediately, within the clinically recommended time,” she said. “On this side of the chamber we back our doctors, nurses, paramedics and health practitioners.”