Question on Notice 1362/2025: Number of staff

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Number of staff

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QUESTION With reference to facilities that routinely operate (when not impacted by any temporary CSCF changes) at minimum a level 3 maternity service (level 3 clinical maternity service capability level) as defined by the Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF)— Will the Minister provide (in table format, reported separately by facility) the (a) FTE vacancy as at the date of the question or closest reportable date and (b) the current vacancy rate for the following where applicable (i) general practitioner obstetricians/rural generalist obstetricians, (ii) specialist obstetricians, (iii) anaesthetists and (iv) registered midwives? ANSWER The Crisafulli Government’s recently released Workforce Gap Analysis Report shows a significant failure by the former government to secure a pipeline of health workers. The Report highlights the major impacts this has had, particularly on rural and remote Queensland, with persistent workforce gaps forcing critical community services to close. The Report follows the assessment of regional maternity workforce gaps completed within our first 100 days in office. This assessment showed that critical workforce shortages lingered under the former government. These shortages impact service delivery and continuity, with vacancy rates under the former government of 14.2% in obstetrics, 17.9% in anaesthetics, and 11.5% in midwifery. That is why the Crisafulli Government is boosting the frontline health workforce with an additional 4,500 health workers including doctors, paramedics and nurses in 2025-26, as part of the record Health Budget’s $24.1 billion investment into Hospital and Health Service operations. Table 1: FTE Vacancy Rates Atherton Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.90, Atherton Hospital Registered Midwives: 0.00, Ayr Registered Midwives: -0.33, Ayr Specialist Obstetricians: 1.00, Beaudesert Hospital Registered Midwives: 1.94, Biloela Hospital Registered Midwives: 1.35, Biloela Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.00, Charleville Anaesthetists : 1.30, Charleville General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.80, Charleville Registered Midwives: 1.00, Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service Anaesthetists: 0.50, Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 3.50, Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service Specialist Obstetricians: 0.00, Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service Registered Midwives: 0.80, Dalby Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.61, Dalby Hospital Anaesthetists : -1.70, Emerald Hospital Registered Midwives: -15.80, Emerald Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -0.75, Emerald Hospital Specialist Obstetricians: 1.00, Gladstone Hospital Anaesthetists : 0.84, Gladstone Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -1.04, Gladstone Hospital Specialist Obstetricians: 0.85, Gladstone Hospital Registered Midwives: 28.43, Goondiwindi Hospital Registered Midwives: -1.40, Goondiwindi Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.15, Goondiwindi Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.00, Goondiwindi Hospital Anaesthetists : 0.00, Gympie Hospital Anaesthetists : -0.25, Gympie Hospital Registered Midwives: 1.90, Gympie Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -0.05, Gympie Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -0.59, Ingham Registered Midwives: 1.50, Innisfail Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 2.00, Innisfail Hospital Registered Midwives: 5.65, Ipswich Hospital Specialist Obstetricians: 4.55, Ipswich Hospital Specialist Anaesthetists: 0.43, Ipswich Hospital Registered Midwives: 15.27, Kingaroy Hospital Registered Midwives: 3.30, Kingaroy Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -1.80, Longreach Registered Midwives: 1.13, Mareeba Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.50, Mareeba Hospital Registered Midwives: 1.20, Mt Isa Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.04, Mt Isa Hospital Specialist Obstetricians: 1.00, Mt Isa Hospital Registered Midwives: 0.50, Mt Isa Hospital Anaesthetists : 0.04, Proserpine General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: -0.68, Proserpine Specialist Obstetricians: -1.12, Proserpine Registered Midwives: -16.36, Roma General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.00, Roma Registered Midwives: -0.20, Roma Anaesthetists : 0.00, St George General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.50, St George Registered Midwives: 2.00, St George Anaesthetists : 0.00, Stanthorpe Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 1.68, Thursday Island Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.03, Thursday Island Hospital Specialist Obstetricians: 0.00, Thursday Island Hospital Registered Midwives: 9.09, Thursday Island Hospital Anaesthetists: 0.00, Toowoomba Hospital Anaesthetists : 5.03, Toowoomba Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.05, Warwick Hospital Registered Midwives: -1.94, Warwick Hospital General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.50, Weipa Integrated Health Service General Practitioner Obstetricians/Rural Generalist Obstetricians: 0.40, Weipa Integrated Health Service Specialist Obstetricians: 0.00, Weipa Integrated Health Service Registered Midwives: 4.00, Weipa Integrated Health Service Anaesthetists: 0.00. Data Notes: • Vacancy FTE is being reported as unfilled establishment • Unfilled establishment is approved FTE minus MOHRI Occupied FTE. If less than zero, the facility is over its approved FTE. Previous reporting on maternity vacancy has included over established FTE.

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