'Long waits' for Qld specialists increase

By Nick Gibbs
Updated December 6 2021 - 4:11pm, first published 4:08pm
Queensland patients are waiting longer than recommended to see specialists, a new report says.
Queensland patients are waiting longer than recommended to see specialists, a new report says.

Patients in Queensland are waiting longer than clinically recommended to see medical specialists as a "growing and ageing" population increases demand on the state's public health system, a report says.

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