{"id":73308,"date":"2025-11-11T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?p=73308"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:14:06","slug":"qld-govt-failing-its-own-health-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/media-release\/qld-govt-failing-its-own-health-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"QLD GOVT FAILING ITS OWN HEALTH REPORT CARD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Queensland Government\u2019s own recently-released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/1472720\/workforce-gap-analysis-part-a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">health system report card<\/a> shows retaining existing health professionals is crucial to delivering required health services for Queenslanders.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the Queensland Government is trying to cut up to $30,000 from some health professionals\u2019 salaries by attacking their attraction and retention payments.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 2,000 workers at hospitals across Queensland are taking industrial action in response to the Crisafulli Government\u2019s attacks on their current conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Medical imaging staff, including radiographers, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine\u00a0scientists, as well as pharmacists, oral health professionals, and clinical assistants are furious that the Government has proposed a wages deal that would see some lose up to $30,000 in take home pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement attributable to Queensland Health and Ambulance Co-ordinator Fiona Scalon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s written in black and white in the Queensland Government\u2019s own report card that retaining skilled health professionals is crucial to delivering the health care Queenslanders deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report card also notes how mobile these skilled health professionals are, and how they are able to move if the job settings aren\u2019t right for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Health Minister should read his own report card and understand the dangerous game he is playing with the Queensland health system, and the health care of Queenslanders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy threatening to cut the take-home pay of skilled health professionals by up to $30,000, the Health Minister is threatening the delivery of crucial health services needed by communities across Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Findings in the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/1472720\/workforce-gap-analysis-part-a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Queensland Health Workforce Gap Analysis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finding 1.2: Critical workforce shortages and inflexible service delivery and funding models impact capacity to deliver rural, remote and some regional services.<\/p>\n<p>Finding 3.1: Queensland Health is experiencing statewide workforce shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Finding 4.1: Retention of our workforce is crucial for addressing current and future supply challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact: <\/strong>1300 898 633, <a href=\"mailto:media@unitedworkers.org.au\">media@unitedworkers.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queensland Government\u2019s own recently-released health system report card shows retaining existing health professionals is crucial to delivering required health services for Queenslanders. 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