Bill McDonald says crises in Australia’s public health system have become a “political football” again, off the back of revelations funding will be slashed to public hospitals.

He questioned if it was time for a national cabinet meeting on the issue of funding.

The Courier Mail reports there are more than 1300 patients are on a surgery wait list at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, according to a leaked email.

While on a national level, public hospital funding to the states and territories is forecast to be $2.4 billion less than forecast in May 2023.

“I don’t know what to make of this debacle anymore, no one seems to be taking any responsibility for it.”

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