I am so pleased to share a
$1.45 million investment delivering a second paediatric cardiologist for Far North Queensland!
When Tegan contacted our office about multiple appointment delays, she didn’t just advocate for Violet – she shone a light on a critical gap in our health services that affects families across our vast region that fired up my team to do something about it.
Not only did we get an earlier appointment for Violet, but we also advocated for more services for the region.
Tegan’s story highlighted to us what many FNQ families were facing. Over 200 children were waiting to see our incredible Dr. Ben, with average wait times of 324 days and some families waiting up to 18 months for appointments.
Dr. Ben has been carrying this enormous workload alone, servicing an area twice the size of Victoria all the way to the Torres Strait. He’s done incredible work, but no one should have to do it alone.
Thank you to Tegan and all the families who spoke up. Your advocacy has helped us deliver real change that will benefit children across Far North Queensland for years to come.
This is what happens when community advocates to our office and we work together – we get results that matter.
