Question on Notice 1177/2026: Average wait times

Topic

Average wait times

Question

With reference to recent media reports that emergency department doctors have advised the Australian Medical Association Queensland that some patients are spending up to 70 hours in Queensland’s emergency departments— Will the Minister advise the average waiting time to commence treatment and average total length of stay in Ipswich Hospital’s emergency department (reported separately by month) from October 2025 to the latest month for which data is available?

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