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Health
Emily Verdouw

Row erupts as creaking health system poses serious risk

Neglected upgrades to critical infrastructure pose major risks, a health system audit has found. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Significant reform is needed to Queensland's health system with a fresh audit exposing critical issues in its infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care. 

Years of underinvestment have compounded these problems, says the Queensland Audit Office whose findings were described as "diabolical" by the state government.

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