The Queensland government doesn't have a definition for a sustainable health system as it struggles to grapple with a surge in demand for hospital beds.

State Auditor-General Brendan Worrall's report into planning for sustainable health services questions the government's efforts.

The report says Queensland Health references "sustainability" in various documents, but has no overall vision of what that means.

"Queensland Health does not have a clear definition of a sustainable health system," Mr Worrall wrote in the report.

"This makes it hard for it to know whether it has a sustainable system or whether its plans will help achieve one."

The auditor-general said the hospitals and health services (HHSs) don't share data enough.

Mr Worrall said part of the problem was that they don't have a centralised system to do that.

"There is no centralised function across the whole health system that is being used well or in a coordinated manner to share information," he said.

"A centralised function would allow HHSs to identify initiatives of other HHSs that could be adopted or adapted to their needs."

The report comes as the state government grapples with a spike in ambulance ramping amid surging demand for emergency department beds.

Ramping is when patients are treated in ambulances on hospital driveways until beds become available.

More than 1.39 million people presented at hospital emergency departments between July 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021, an 11.6 per cent increase over the previous period.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says it's clear the government is losing control of the healthcare system.


"The report proves the state has no genuine process for prioritising the delivery of health services for Queenslanders who need them," he said.

"Stopping ambulance ramping must be a top priority.

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath is holding crunch talks on ramping with health service chief executives, unions and consumer groups on Thursday.

She has previously blamed the shortage on an uptick in elective surgery and the number of patients who don't require emergency treatment.

Mr Crisafulli said publishing real-time data on hospital performance online, like the NSW government does, would help improve the situation.

"The opposition has released a plan for the live publication of emergency department and ambulance ramping data so Queenslanders can make informed choices about where to seek care in an emergency," Mr Crisafulli told parliament.

"Will the premier adopt our plan to deal with ramping."

Ms Palaszczuk rejected it immediately, saying the state government was already addressing the problem.

She said $15 million was being invested to create 130 more beds around the state and more paramedics would start work next month.

"I haven't seen that (LNP) plan. I'll look at that plan, but the answer will be no," Ms Palaszczuk told parliament.