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Fraser Barton

Doctors slam Qld govt's hospital failures

Deputy Premier Steven Miles is still coping flack after linking GPs to hospital capacity issues. (AAP)

Queensland's GPs say the state government needs to take responsibility for public hospital capacity pressures, after the deputy premier linked them to the problem.

Steven Miles said earlier this week that emergency department waiting times and ambulance ramping had increased because more patients with respiratory issues were going to public hospitals after being turned away by GPs fearful of COVID-19.

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