Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath spoke in Brisbane to announce a boost in frontline health workers across Queensland. More than 1000 frontline health workers will kick start their career on the frontline, bolstering Queensland’s health workforce.
More than 1000 frontline health workers will kick off their careers in Queensland, bolstering the state’s strong health workforce. This is the largest intake of health workers in history and comes at a time when the sector is under siege.
The Palaszczuk Government has shed hundreds of staff from frontline roles in health and education, according to public service employment figures released by the government. In addition, unvaccinated public health workers across the state have been seeking out jabs to protect themselves against COVID-19.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been used to mitigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among frontline healthcare workers, as well as other measures such as social distancing and hand hygiene protocols. This influx of new healthcare workers will help ensure that Queenslanders continue to receive quality care during this difficult time.
The largest intake of junior doctors in Queensland history will be deployed over the course of the next month across 20 sites across the state. They will be joined on the front lines by an additional 200 ambulance personnel as the state’s health services are improved and made more easily available.
Annastacia Palaszczuk, the premier, hailed the new hires. Queensland Health’s biggest asset, according to Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath, is its staff. She also described the healthcare industry as tough yet rewarding.
About 1,400 of the more than 3,000 Triple Zero calls that Queensland Ambulance Service receives each day include situations that necessitate an immediate or impending response from emergency lights and sirens. Last year, there were over 1,128,000 calls to triple zero, a 10% rise from the year before. The addition of 200 additional recruits, according to Queensland Ambulance Agency Commissioner Craig Emery, will ensure that the service can offer the community greater treatment.
