The families of dozens of hospital patients have received a personal apology from Queensland Premier Steven Miles on the election campaign trail as new polling suggests Labor is still in the race. or signup to continue reading Patients who had bowel procedures at Brisbane's Redland Hospital received care "below an accepted standard" in the decade to 2018, a found. On Saturday, Mr Miles said he was aware of the case while he was health minister, adding it had occurred across several governments.
"We did order that investigation, which now has discovered those sub-optimal clinical outcomes," he told reporters in Bundaberg. "I'd like to personally apologise to the families of those who have been affected and assure them that Queensland Health will work with them going forward." He said "those thought responsible" were no longer working in the state's public health system.
An excerpt of the report was released on Friday but pages 17 to 146 have not been made public. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli took his campaign to a market in Redland Shire, saying the community had been rocked by the "bombshell report". "It's a report that shows deceit, shows a community so badly let down and a government that has many, many questions to answer," he said.
Mr Crisafulli acknowledged the procedures in the report took place across three governments, including when the LNP was in power. He alleged there had been a "cover-up from the government" since concerns were raised in 2018 and called for.
