One week after publicly decrying goodwill between the Queensland and federal governments, Premier David Crisafulli has renewed cries for Commonwealth health funding to aged care and disabled patients “stranded” in hospitals.

The premier took aim at the federal government last Sunday, ending what he called the “cannoli diplomacy” – based his shared Italian heritage shared with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – over NDIS responsibilities he said had been wrongfully signed over to state governments.

Speaking on Sunday from Redland Hospital, Crisafulli said up to one-in-five beds in some Queensland hospitals were occupied long-term by patients awaiting permanent care arrangements.

The Redland Hospital had about 60 out of 262 beds occupied by long-stay patients awaiting specialist faciliti

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