PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION EXPOSES DELLA BOSCA’S SPIN

The State Labor Government and Health Minister John Della Bosca’s claims that all is well within the NSW hospital system has been exposed as spin following the release of the Productivity Commissions Report on Government Services, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Friday 30 January 2009

UNPAID HEALTH BILLS INCREASE BY 17%, REES AND DELLA BOSCA CAN’T DELIVER ON PROMISES

Unpaid hospital bills have increased by 17% since Nathan Rees told Parliament he would ‘ensure that creditors are paid on time’, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Thursday 29 January 2009

LABOR’S HEALTH RECORD SHOWS EXTRA HEALTH MONEY WOULD BE WASTED

The State Labor Government’s appalling mismanagement of the NSW Health system will mean any extra funds gained from the Federal Government will more than likely be wasted by an inefficient and broken hospital network, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Thursday 29 January 2009

DELLA BOSCA DECLARES REPORTS ‘CABINET IN CONFIDENCE’ AND THEN CLAIMS HE HASN’T SEEN THEM: ISN’T HE IN CABINET?

Health Minister John Della Bosca is taking the public for fools after declaring two secret reports detailing massive health budget blowouts to be ‘Cabinet in confidence’, and then claiming he hasn’t seen them, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Thursday 29 January 2009

LABOR SO OUT OF TOUCH, REES SAYS HE’S “TOO BUSY” TO PAY BILLS

Nathan Rees is clearly out of his depth if, as he says, he’s “too busy” to deal with the unpaid bills crisis currently enveloping hospitals across NSW, Deputy NSW Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 28 January 2009

HOSPITAL BILLS STILL GOING UNPAID – PATIENT CARE COMPROMISED

The State Labor Government is failing frontline medical staff and compromising patient care with the ongoing failure of public hospitals to pay their bills on time, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 26 January 2009

RESCUE HELICOPTER CREW FEELING THE HEAT: GOVT CHOPS AIR CON IN CHOPPERS

Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today slammed the State Labor Government for its decision to axe air conditioning from the new rescue helicopter service making working conditions for medical staff almost unbearable.Monday 26 January 2009

DELLA BOSCA AXES SUBSIDISED NURSE TRAINING: STAFF SHORTAGE SET TO WORSEN

Health Minister Della Bosca has axed a State Labor Government TAFE Trainee Enrolled Nurse (TEN) program, with prospective nurses now expected to pay upwards of $10,000 to take their training through the private education system, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Friday 23 January 2009

HANDOVER PROCEDURES WELCOMED, BUT LABOR MUST SUPPORT VANESSA’S LAW

Tightening end of shift protocols for medical staff handover while welcome, is no substitute for Labor MP’s supporting Vanessa’s Law once it comes up for a vote when parliament resumes in March, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 21 January 2009

LABOR’S BED BUNGLING: CLOSING HOSPITAL BEDS WHEN THEY SHOULD BE OPENING THEM

The State Labor Government’s plan to close 10 emergency care beds at Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital shows it has lost the plot when it comes to the provision of health services, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 19 January 2009

DELLA BOSCA HAS NO SOLUTIONS TO LABOR’S BUNGLING OF RESCUE HELICOPTER SERVICES

Health Minister John Della Bosca continues to ignore problems plaguing Labor’s new rescue helicopter service that, if left unfixed, have the potential to put lives at risk, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 19 January 2009

MORE ED MISCARRIAGES – WHEN WILL HOSPITALS BE GIVEN RESOURCES TO COPE?

Two more women have come forward following distressing miscarriage experiences in NSW hospital emergency departments, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Friday 19th January 2009

LABOR’S 500 NURSE SACKINGS: DELLA BOSCA MUST STOP CUTTING FRONTLINE HEALTH SERVICES

The State Labor Government’s plan to axe 500 nurses across NSW will be a disaster for our hospitals and will push those staff left behind to breaking point, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Thursday 15 January 2009

130 NURSES TO BE SACKED: DELLA BOSCA’S LATEST ATTACK ON FRONTLINE HEALTH SERVICES

Revelations 129 nursing positions are to be axed from the Greater Western Area Health Service shows the State Labor Government continues to cut frontline health services, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 14 January 2009

WRONG DECISIONS FROM LABOR’S CRUEL MINI-BUDGET SLUGS FAMILIES PARKING AT HOSPITALS

The State Labor Government’s plan to gouge an extra $6 million from families visiting loved ones in our hospitals shows how out of touch Nathan Rees is, and how his government continues to make wrong decisions, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 12 January 2009

SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY IS UNACCEPTABLE

The latest evidence from the Cancer Institute NSW should lend weight to the campaign to make smoking during pregnancy, just like drink driving, unacceptable, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 12 January 2009

MORE MOTHERS REVEAL MAITLAND ED MISCARRIAGES PROMISES BROKEN

Three more women have come forward revealing miscarriages in the Emergency Department at Maitland Hospital are not a rare occurrence, according to Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner.Sunday 11 January 2009

MAITLAND MISCARRIAGE PROVES STATE LABOR GOVT FAILED TO IMPLEMENT INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS

The State Labor Government has failed to implement the recommendations of it’s own inquiry into Jana Horska’s miscarriage, following a near identical incident in Maitland, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Friday 9 January 2009

ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL VRE OUTBREAK HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PUBLICATION OF HOSPITAL INFECTION RATES

Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today said the outbreak of Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) at Royal North Shore Hospital highlights the need for the State Labor Government to improve infection control measures and publish hospital infection rates.Wednesday 7 January 2009

STATE LABOR GOVERNMENT MUST NOT DESTROY LUCY OSBURN-NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM COLLECTION

Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today said the State Labor Government must not proceed with its plan to destroy the pathology exhibition at Sydney Hospital’s Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Foundation Museum.Tuesday 6 January 2009

NEARLY 1 IN 3 EMERGENCY PATIENTS WAIT LONGER THAN 8 HOURS FOR A HOSPITAL BED

Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today NSW hospital emergency departments continued to struggle with demand, with 29% of patients waiting longer than 8 hours for a hospital bed, which is the highest since the March 2007 election.Friday 2 January 2008