The state government will meet with Queensland X-Ray to discuss possible solutions as women are forced to wait four months for diagnostic mammograms in Far North Queensland.
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Vulnerable nurses still face the threat of attacks from prisoners being treated within mental health units, with a key minister failing to action the LNP’s pre-election promise.
Women are being forced to consider “flying or dying” as they wait up to four months to get a mammogram following the temporary closure of a critical service in Far North Queensland.
A 12-year-old boy should be getting ready for his first day of high school, but instead is recovering in hospital after a horror e-scooter crash caused serious injuries.
The president of Australia’s largest medical association has called for an urgent solution to the four-month delay women are facing for diagnostic mammograms in Far North Queensland.
The state’s health minister said he was not aware why a service provided by Queensland X-Ray closed in Cairns last year, ballooning mammogram wait times to four months.
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