Lack of health specialists in regional and remote Queensland proving 'devastating' in Mount Isa

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December 22 2022 - 12:00pm
Mount Isa GP Dr Loselani Pouesi said patients sometimes have to wait up to a year for specialist treatment. Picture supplied.
Mount Isa GP Dr Loselani Pouesi said patients sometimes have to wait up to a year for specialist treatment. Picture supplied.

A lack of specialist health services in north west Queensland has left some patients waiting up to a year for treatments.

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Jeremy Cook

Journalist

Journalist covering Queensland and Northern Territory community, sport and politics. Previously worked as a broadcast journalist at 4ZZZ Radio. UQ Alumni. jeremy.cook@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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