A leaked hospital directive instructing paramedics to wait outside crowded emergency departments has triggered fresh outrage over Queensland's deteriorating healthcare system, with data revealing a 70% surge in transfer delays alongside harrowing patient wait times.

Shadow Health Minister Mark Bailey joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and slammed the Crisafulli Government for halting planned hospital expansions and leaving major emergency departments dangerously understaffed, with as little as a single doctor on duty