January 2008
RUDD IS RIGHT, REBA'S WRONG: HOSPITAL COMPARISONS WOULD IMPROVE PATIENT CARE
Health Minister Reba Meagher's refusal to support the Rudd Government performance measures for hospitals confirms the Iemma Government is in denial about our health crisis, and comes as the Productivity Commission confirms NSW is one of the worst performing states in Australia when it comes to health, Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 31 January 2008HEALTH INQUIRY TERMS OF REFERENCE MUZZLE PATIENT INPUT: CASES FOBBED-OFF TO HCCC
Victims of the NSW health system will not be able to tell their stories to the Iemma Government's health inquiry, with the terms of reference making it clear they will be fobbed-off to the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC), NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Wednesday 30 January 2008
HEALTH SYSTEM NEEDS ROYAL COMMISSION: ANOTHER SPECIAL COMMISSION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Holding another Special Commission of Inquiry into health will not provide the circuit breaker required to shock the Iemma Labor Government into action, and only a Royal Commission will provide the impetus for genuine change, the State Opposition said today. Friday 25 January 2008HEALTH SYSTEM NEEDS PUBLIC ROYAL COMMISSION: NSW DESERVES MORE THAN SECRET SPECIAL COMMISSION
public Royal Commission must be held into the NSW health system where hearings are held in open court, as recommended by Coroner Milovanovich, Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 24 January 2008
NURSES NEED A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT TO GET THEM TO STAY IN NSW HOSPITALS
A new Federal Government program aimed at enticing experienced nurses back to public hospitals will face the same fate as the Iemma Government’s Nurse Reconnect program unless their working conditions improve, predicted the Coalition. Tuesday 15 January 2008215,057 PATIENTS ON HOSPITAL AND DENTAL WAITING LISTS IN NSW, REAL REFORM REQUIRED
Official figures from NSW Health show there are 158,791 people on the dental waiting list in NSW, meaning together with the hospital waiting list, which stands at 56,266 means there are more than 215,000 people waiting for treatment across the state, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 15 January 2008CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WAIT 47 HOURS PER DAY AT HOSPITALS IN NSW – RNSH STRUGGLING TO COPE
Reports that nearly 260,000 patients with life threatening illnesses or injuries were forced to wait more than one million minutes on ambulance trolleys highlights the systemic problems continuing in our hospitals under the Iemma Labor Government, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Monday 14 January 200845,000 PATIENTS WILL REMAIN ON NSW WAITING LIST EVEN IF FUNDING CAN PENETRATE LABOR'S HEALTH BUREAUCRACY
In the unlikely event that additional health funding can penetrate Labor's expanding health bureaucracy in NSW, there will still be 45,000 patients on hospital waiting lists, Acting Opposition Leader Andrew Stoner and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Monday 14 January 2008CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WAIT 47 HOURS PER DAY AT HOSPITALS IN NSW – LABOR PUTTING LIVES AT RISK
Reports that nearly 260,000 patients with life threatening illnesses or injuries were forced to wait more than one million minutes on ambulance trolleys highlights the systemic problems continuing in our hospitals under the Iemma Labor Government, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today. Monday 14 January 2008LABOR'S NURSE RECRUITMENT FAILING: NEARLY A THIRD HAVE ALREADY LEFT
Freedom Of Information documents obtained by the NSW Opposition show that nearly a third of experienced nurses recruited through the Nurse Re-connect program have already left the health system, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Sunday 6 January 2008
NURSE GRADUATES WON'T STAY WITHOUT SUPPORT
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today called on Health Minister Reba Meagher to ensure new nurse graduates have experienced nurse mentors and educators to help them settle into pressured work on the wards. January 3rd 2008