Harvey's time as Health Minister, however, was plagued with difficulties from the beginning. She was forced to deal with a major health crisis which had sparked threats by hospital doctors to resign en masse, the Ward 10B scandal surrounding abuse of psychiatric patients at Townsville Hospital, and recurrent issues over the storage of toxic medical waste.
Harvey's time as Health Minister was complicated from the beginning. She faced major health issues including threats by hospital doctors to quit en masse, the Ward 10B scandal concerning patient abuse at Townsville Hospital, and persistent problems related to toxic medical waste storage.