The Crisafulli Government is delivering safer hospital across Queensland, with Budget funding of $8.7 million going towards boosting hospital security for staff and patients.
The 2025-26 Budget lays the foundations for a fresh start to help heal Labor’s Health Crisis with a fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan, more free healthcare under the Easier Access to Health Services Plan and a record $33.1 billion heath investment across the State.
The $8.7 million Budget funding will boost the Healthcare Ambassador workforce and provide additional resources for Healthcare Security Officers.
The funding also builds on measures that are currently being rolled out by the Crisafulli Government, including the delivery of body-worn cameras for all security staff, more CCTV, and establishing fixed duress alarms.
The Crisafulli Government’s security investment to ensure staff and patients are kept safe, sits alongside the $18.5 billion fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan which will deliver 2,600 new beds across Queensland, three new and 10 expanded hospitals, and new and upgraded health and ambulance facilities.
This includes $1.3 billion allocated for new and expanded car parks, including at Redcliffe, to provide safe and affordable car parking for patients, visitors, and hospital staff.
The Budget is also delivering funding to grow our health workforce by 46,000 health professionals by 2032, including more than 4,500 additional staff in the next year.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the funding would go towards an additional 12 Security Ambassadors to be recruited across Queensland’s Hospital and Health Services.
“We are delivering the fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan and Easier Access to Health Services right across Queensland,” Minister Nicholls said.
“Our Security Ambassadors are specially-trained officers who play an integral role in building relationships with patients and visitors and assisting clinical staff to de-escalate situations by acting early to help anyone they see becoming agitated or distressed.