Correspondence

Temporary PTSS increase for medical imaging

AMA Queensland has written to Queensland Health Director-General Dr David Rosengren about ongoing issues for patients needing medical imaging services, particularly for breast diagnostic imaging in regional areas across Queensland.

AMA Queensland has written to Queensland Health Director-General Dr David Rosengren with members' concerns regarding significant wait times their patients are experiencing and consequent high risk of delayed diagnoses and poorer health outcomes.

One of the solutions proposed by doctors is to make the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme temporarily available to patients needing radiology services sooner than the current wait times in the patient’s local area.

We believe this has merit in the short-term and have included further details in our letter. 

Read the full letter

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