The morgue and emergency facilities are full on Mornington IslandThey have welcomed an audit of government services but say things are so dire, drastic changes are needed
The spike in recent deaths has been attributed to poor healthcare; specifically, a lack of access to renal dialysis on the island, where many residents suffer from chronic kidney disease.In 2019, millions of dollars were allocated to install dialysis chairs in several vulnerable communities around north-west Queensland, all of which were scheduled to be operating in mid-2021.Six hundred kilometres south of Mornington Island, in Cloncurry, two chairs were installed, but are not yet working.
He's one of several community leaders calling on Queensland Health and the region's North West Hospital Health Service to make available the island's five other renal chairs.
So isolating yourself either on an island or through border closure is ineffective.
Mornington Island - Health First and Staying Safe.
Medical professionals cannot be forced to work in remote areas. They may need to go the mainland for care. TAS sends patients to MLB & NZ sends patients to Australia.
lol. Leaders will blame anyone but themselves.
Lot's of people relocate hoping to try & receive better health care services. Why is the population on Mornington Island any different.
If you have health issues maybe don’t live on a remote island, especially if you are depending on QLDLabor to provide adequate health services. People can’t even get health care in large regional cities in QLD because Palaszczuk stripped over $400m from the health system.