Queensland to Recruit More Health Staff to Increase Abortion Services

The Queensland government is looking to add 22 full-time staff to the local abortion workforce.

Queensland Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women, Shannon Fentiman is seen during a press conference at Parliament House in Brisbane, Australia on Oct. 11, 2023. The Queensland government has introduced laws into parliament to criminalise coercive control which will carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in jail. AAP Image/Darren England

The Queensland government is recruiting more health staff to “improve access” to abortion services in the state.

On July 6, the Queensland government announced that it was looking to add up to 22 full-time nurses, midwives, social workers and senior medical officers to strengthen the local workforce.