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Princess Alexandra Hospital forced to scale back surgery because of concerns raised by specialist college

A leaked email has revealed surgeries were slashed at one of Queensland's flagship hospitals and specialists diverted to training after it was warned that trainee anaesthetists weren't receiving enough supervision.

The email, obtained by the state opposition, the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) had flagged issues with the Princess Alexandra Hospital's (PA) anaesthetics training program.

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