Two senior doctors have been stood down while an investigation into the handling of a Cairns Ebola scare is carried out.

But there are calls to reinstate the pair, stood down for speaking to the media about the case.

Two senior doctors have been stood down over the handling of a suspected Ebola case at Cairns Hospital. Credit:Brian Cassey

The doctors from Cairns Hospital, were reportedly suspended on full pay for raising concerns that are now being investigated by an independent panel appointed by Queensland Health.

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service chief Julie Hartley-Jones announced on Monday afternoon that two doctors had been stood down, on full pay, "pending the results of a review into the handling of recent infectious diseases cases in the Cairns and Hinterland and Health Service".