Doctors have raised concerns about another regional hospital obstetric unit, as a leaked letter reveals Queensland Health is considering a new "workforce rotational model" amid unprecedented vacancies in maternity services.
Together Queensland senior vice-president Dr Sandy Donald, a retired anaesthetist, said the union was worried birthing services at Innisfail Hospital "may be interrupted" after speaking to unhappy doctors in the Far North Queensland town, about 90 kilometres south-east of Cairns.