Leaked memo tells hospital staff to ramp QAS trolleys outside as EDs strain
Union demands directive be rescinded, says ambulance resources should not be used to absorb hospital capacity pressures
A leaked directive from Metro South Health has told Queensland emergency department staff to keep ambulance trolleys waiting outside hospitals until a room becomes available, with the United Workers Union saying the directive is the latest sign the Crisafulli government has lost control over emergency department wait times.