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Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit to provide 24/7 emergency obstetrics cover for first time in six months

Gladstone Hospital has announced the return of 24/7 emergency caesareans as it was revealed Queensland Health has a 15 per cent vacancy rate for doctors in the state's rural and remote regions.

Queensland Health Director-General Shaun Drummond said health workforce shortages were so acute across the board, the state did "not have the specialists to meet the demand right now".

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