Question on Notice 267/2026: Waiting periods

Topic

Waiting periods

Question

QUESTION Will the Minister advise, for each of Queensland’s 26 reporting hospitals for the month of January 2026, the five longest wait times a specialist outpatient faced who was not seen within clinically recommended times? ANSWER Under the former government, the specialist outpatient waitlist grew 43% from 206,710 to 295,503. There was a failure to adequately prepare the health system for Queensland’s growing needs and to deliver the necessary health infrastructure that Queenslander’s deserve and expect. The Member would be pleased to hear that in this financial year, the Crisafulli Government has already delivered almost 18,400 more specialist first appointments than the same time last year – a total of 534,287 appointments. This is on top of the almost 130,000 elective surgeries delivered by the Crisafulli Government in the same period to stabilise the elective surgery waitlist. Consistent with the answer to Question on Notice 281-2022, it would not be appropriate to provide the specific information sought by the Member.

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