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Almost 78,000 Queensland Health staff received inaccurate pay, or no pay at all, for a number of months due to serious system defects. These defects, delays and other issues resulted in the total end-of-project cost being $181 million, with an estimated ongoing cost to repair, maintain and operate the system of around $1.2 billion over eight years.
Queensland Health employs over 130,00 people state-wide and has an annual operating budget of A$28.9 billion. [3] [4] At the end of June 2024, Queensland Health had 13,810 beds, including day treatment chairs and observation ward spaces, between 300-400 of which are Intensive Care beds. [5] [6]
Under the Standard, basic hourly rates were guaranteed pay rates set by the Australian Fair Pay Commission. The commission set the Federal Minimum Wage (FMW), classification-based wages in Australian Pay and Classification Scales (APCSs), and casual loadings. The default minimum casual loading for employees not covered by an industrial ...
The Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (RBWH) is the largest public hospital in Queensland, with a total of 955 beds and almost 10,000 staff. [6] RBWH provides specialist inpatient and outpatient services in all major specialities, including cancer care and maternity, as well as state-wide emergency and trauma services.
HWQ is broadly part of the Queensland Health, the state's public health system, and is part of the Queensland Government. Formed on 1 July 2019 through the Health and Wellbeing Queensland Act 2019, the agency has the objective of improving the health of all Queenslanders through reducing the burden of chronic diseases and health inequality. [1]
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The rates imposed may change in February and August each year in response to changes in the consumer price index. [18] Australians pay some of the highest tobacco taxes in the world. National tobacco-specific taxes already make up more than 65% of the retail price of a cigarette in Australia. [19]
Queensland Health contracts six medical rescue providers to provide emergency air rescue and air transfer services. Each contractor is designated a region of Queensland and has the option of providing more than one helicopter to their region. Each helicopter is typically staffed with: 1 × pilot; 1 × aircrewman; 1 × rescue crewman (rescue ...