The number of Queensland patients waiting longer than clinically recommended times to see a specialist in public hospitals has surged more than 80 per cent to 104,000 in a year, according to the auditor-general.
The Queensland Audit Office has also revealed ambulances lost 134,155 hours waiting to transfer patients into hospitals in 2021/22, a rise of more than 20 per cent over the previous year.
Auditor-General Brendan Worrall's report revealed outpatient services and ambulances are being hampered because the health system had reduced capacity to meet growing demand.
