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Leaked letter reveals 'unprecedented vacancies' in Queensland Health's maternity units

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.

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