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More Patients Stranded as Bed-Block Crisis Worsens

Tim Nicholls says bed block is costing Queensland more than $3 million a day as 1,400 patients wait for aged-care or NDIS placements.

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A state health minister says the Commonwealth is attempting to shift its responsibility for aged care, with ballooning numbers of patients stranded in hospital.

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More patients stranded as bed-block crisis worsens

A state health minister says the Commonwealth is attempting to shift its responsibility for aged care, with ballooning numbers of patients stranded in hospital.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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The number of patients stuck in Qld hospital beds has climbed to 1,400

Around three-quarters of patients stuck in Queensland hospital beds are elderly, but just 26 residential aged care beds were added to the system last financial year.

·Ultimo, Australia
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ABC Australia broke the news in Ultimo, Australia on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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