Workers to fight far north Qld health cuts

HEALTHCARE workers are continuing to fight job cuts in far north Queensland as the state government announces a major shake up of the sector.

A few hundred people rallied outside Cairns Hospital on Wednesday to protest the axing of 234 healthcare jobs in the region.

Alex Scott, secretary of Together union, says patients will die unnecessarily due to a decline in health services following the cuts.

"The loss of jobs and the loss of the services is going to be disastrous to the long term health of North Queensland," he told AAP.

Megan Mitchelson, a nurse of 26 years, says the cuts are "outrageous".

Dr Sandy Donald, 55, says those who have been axed are devastated while those who remain are left wondering how the hospital will continue to run.

Mr Scott pointed blame at the state government, saying it had withdrawn $3 billion from the health system.

The state and federal governments have blamed each other for cuts to Queensland Health funding.

Cape York Hospital has also invited staff to apply for voluntary redundancies.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and Health Minister Lawrence Springborg addressed Queensland Health's 80,000 staff via a pre-recorded broadcast on Wednesday morning.

They unveiled details of a new blueprint for health, which includes opening up services to private providers.

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