AMA seeks meeting over hospitals 'in crisis'
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The AMA says Queensland's health situation is getting worse. (ABC TV)
The Australian Medical Association's Queensland president says he will seek a meeting with the State Government to discuss the current crisis facing some hospitals.
Renewed concerns have been aired that patients' lives are being put at risk because of access problems at several hospitals across the state.
The AMA says the current crisis is due to poor State Government planning and AMA Queensland president Chris Davis says things are getting worse.
"We're actually seeing things getting worse very year," he said.
"That tells us there has not been adequate planning, that the full population influx into Queensland has not been properly calculated.
"And the impact of an ageing population is not properly understood."
The Queensland Opposition has continued its attack on the management of the health system, claiming it is on the verge of collapsing.
Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg says the situation is critical.
"Promise after promise, after promise, after promise, and billions of dollars more, our health system in Queensland under this Government is getting worse," he said.
Health Minister Stephen Robertson has tried to turn attention back onto the Liberal National Party, telling Parliament the Opposition neglected health when it was last in Government.
"You slash, we build, you cut, we open," he said.
