Queensland's health minister will urgently investigate allegations that rape victims have been turned away at hospitals.
Shannon Fentiman will also meet a whistleblower over claims Brisbane mental health patients have been forced to sleep on the floor due to chronic hospital bed shortages.
Ms Fentiman has contacted Queensland Liberal National leader David Crisafulli for more information following opposition claims that sexual assault victims couldn't be examined when they arrived at hospitals due to a lack of rape testing kits or trained staff.
Currumbin MP Laura Gerber told parliament one woman had been told by hospital staff to "go home, don't wash and come back tomorrow".
Opposition health spokeswoman Ros Bates said another rape victim in August had been told she couldn't be examined due to a lack of trained staff and was transferred to another hospital, only to be ramped for a further eight hours.
And Whitsunday MP Amanda Camm said a woman was told by a hospital the same month they had no rape testing kits and to take a photo of her injuries and come back the next day.
Ms Fentiman said she was unaware of the allegations, describing them as "incredibly distressing" during Question Time.
"It is absolutely my expectation that any woman that has experienced a sexual assault...is seen quickly, is seen in time and is dealt with in a trauma informed way," she later told reporters.
"And if it is not happening it is not good enough."
Ms Fentiman said new rape testing kits were...
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