Question on Notice 1175/2026: Number of staff

Topic

Number of staff

Question

With reference to reporting in The Australian on 9 October 2026 where a government spokesperson said ‘…the number of medical staff trained to administer the more thorough forensic medical examination, undertaken after an early evidence kit, had doubled…, with every hospital and health service now equipped with the kits’— Will the Minister advise (reported separately by date and hospital) as at 9 October 2025 (or closest reportable date) and 9 October 2026 (or closest reportable date) for the Redcliffe Hospital, Caboolture Hospital and Kilcoy Hospital (a) how many of these trained medical staff are based at each hospital and (b) how many kits are located at each hospital?

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