Metro North Health has informed me and the Director-General of Queensland Health of its decision to review the management of medical imaging results at Caboolture Hospital's Specialist Outpatient Department between 1 April 2023 and 4 September 2025.
As soon as the Government was briefed, Metro North Health was instructed to publicly detail the issue so Queenslanders were informed.
Up to 9,000 patients may have been impacted by a clinic process change made under the former Labor Government. This is deeply concerning and completely unacceptable.
The Crisafulli Government is committed to healing Labor's Health Crisis, and this review must get to the bottom of what went wrong and what must be fixed.
Metro North Health has committed to finalising the review for high-priority patients within two weeks, including identifying patients who may be affected and contacting them to provide follow-up care.
Metro North Health's actions to immediately strengthen processes around the management of medical imaging results are an important first step.
Most important are the patients and their loved ones who put their trust in Caboolture Hospital to manage their medical imaging results. Their care and wellbeing must, and will be, prioritised, as the necessary work is done to restore confidence in the hospital.
