Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
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Health
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The family of a man who died in his Brisbane home, waiting two hours for an ambulance, only found out about his death through the media.
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Health Minister Tim Nicholls said he was made aware on Monday of the 53-year-old Annerley man's death, which happened on Saturday.
However, he did not publicly address the incident until news reports broke of the death.
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reports → say → death
The man called Triple Zero (000) on Saturday evening, experiencing chest pains, and was asked, given his proximity to the nearby Princess Alexandra Hospital, to make his own way there.
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man → call → way
Paramedics arrived two hours later and found him dead inside the home in Brisbane's south.
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Mr Nicholls said the man's family were "disturbed to find out" of his death through news reports on Thursday.
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"The family have reached out overnight and have seen the story in the media, and I think understandably are distressed about that, and I understand that.
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I apologise to them if that has caused them distress.
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"One of the challenges that we faced was that the gentleman who passed away in Annerley was not known to Queensland Health and there were no contact details."
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The 53-year-old's family will meet with top Queensland Ambulance Service officials on Thursday afternoon, and a review of the incident has been ordered.
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A man in his 80s also died waiting for care on Tuesday, waiting for a bed at the Mater Hospital for approximately three hours.
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It is unacceptable, and I hope and expect that the critical incident review will provide us with answers as to how these circumstances occurred, why they occurred, and, of course, recommendations to improve the service and to address any issues that may be revealed," Mr Nicholls said.
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The opposition in parliament on Thursday interrogated when the health minister was made aware of the cases.
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Mr Nicholls today revealed he was notified of the Annerley man's death on Monday.
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"I immediately sought further information from the Queensland Ambulance Service as to what had occurred in respect to that matter," he said.
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"Again, one of the challenges was that there was little information in relation to the gentleman's contacts and family details.
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I received a further briefing on Tuesday and was kept updated on attempts made to contact people during the course of the week."
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He said the reviews of each death were underway and expected it to be a "fairly rapid process".
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