February 2009
GWAHS BILLS PAID: ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION THAT TOOK FAR TOO LONG
Leader of The Nationals Andrew Stoner, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and Duty MLC for Dubbo Duncan Gay today welcomed the fact that the Greater Western Area Health Service had finally paid all its outstanding invoices to local businesses and suppliers but said it should have never taken so long.Saturday 28 February 2009
HUGE HEALTH DEFICIT, MILLIONS IN UNPAID BILLS, TRUST FUNDS ABUSED: AUDITOR’S REPORT
The Auditor-General has delivered a scathing assessment of the way the State Labor Government is running the hospital system, with revelations of a huge health budget deficit, millions of dollars in unpaid bills and trust funds being abused, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 26 February 2009
DELLA BOSCA HAS TURNED HIS BACK ON THE CENTRAL COAST: REHABILITATION WARD CLOSED
Health Minister John Della Bosca has turned his back on his own community after closing down the Woy Woy rehabilitation ward, despite the fact demand for rehab services are set to increase, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Chris Hartcher said today.Wednesday 25 February 2009
UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS: DELLA BOSCA HAS A RECORD OF LYING
Freedom Of Information figures released by the NSW Opposition today show Health Minister John Della Bosca has been deliberately misleading the public over the true financial position of the health service, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 23 February 2009
AMBULANCE STRIKE: VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN DELLA BOSCA & LABOR
Industrial action by Ambulance Officers is a vote of no confidence in Health Minister John Della Bosca and the State Labor Government, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 18 February 2009
AMBULANCE RESCUE OFFICERS BETRAYED BY HEALTH MINISTER & INCOMPETENT PREMIER
The final nail in the coffin of the Ambulance Rescue Service signals the complete betrayal of our hardworking and dedicated officers by the State Labor Government, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 18 February 2009
REES GOVT BACKS AWAY FROM MATERNITY TREATMENT PLAN
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today expressed alarm at the Rees Labor Government’s decision to back away from its protocol to transport women suspected of suffering a miscarriage straight into an Early Pregnancy Unit or maternity department. Monday 16 February 2009
NATHAN REES’ HEARTLESS CUTS PUTTING CANCER RESEARCH AT RISK
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today called on the Rees Labor Government to immediately put a stop to its heartless cuts to cancer research funding. Friday 13 February 2009
LOCAL BUS SERVICES MUST BE MAINTAINED
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner has called on the State Labor Government to maintain local bus services in the wake of revelations two routes will be cut. Wednesday 11 February 2009
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE DISASTER: NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER TO GIVE BLOOD
Despite blood banks across the country being inundated with volunteers wanting to give blood, now is still a good time to register to become an ongoing blood donor, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 10 February 2009
LABOR’S KREMLIN-CONTROLLED AREA HEALTH SERVICES HAVE FAILED: DELLA BOSCA
John Della Bosca: “Well I think the difficulty here is Steve, there are issues when you’re dealing with an area the size, in the Greater Western Area Health Service’s case, an area the size of Germany.” – 2UE Steve Price Show today. Friday 6 February 2009
SKINNER LAUNCHES ONLINE HEALTH SURVEY
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today launched the NSW Liberal/Nationals Health Infrastructure Audit, an online health survey that will help provide a clear picture of the condition of hospitals around NSW, as well as providing frontline medical staff with an opportunity to express their views.Friday 6 February 2009
SICK STIMULUS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUT NOT A CENT FOR NSW HOSPITALS
With billions of dollars being proposed to be spent by the Federal Government on a stimulus package, the ineffective State Labor Government stands condemned for failing to have a cent of it allocated to hospital capital works in NSW, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Wednesday 4 February 2009
HEALTH’S WOES HIDEOUS IN 08 WORSE IN 09
The just published 2007-08 Department of Health Annual Report paints a picture of hospitals in crisis, but expect this year to be even worse, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner warned today.Tuesday 3 February 2009
LABOR’S RESCUE HELICOPTERS: NOT AIR CONDITIONED. ‘NOT OPERATIONALLY SUITABLE’: US ARMY
A damning US Army review of the type of rescue helicopter the State Labor Government has ordered slams the aircraft as being ‘not operationally suitable’ and ‘not effective’, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today.Tuesday 3 February 2009
DELLA BOSCA DOESN’T EVEN WANT THE HEALTH PORTFOLIO: THAT’S WHY HE DOESN’T CARE
Behind a lot of the division is the determination by Tripodi and his mate Eddie Obeid to keep their hands on the levers of power and to keep their Terrigals faction strong – and the thwarted ambitions of Della Bosca, who wanted to be treasurer but ended up with a portfolio he had already knocked back twice, Health. Some say Della Bosca is now attempting to build an empire in the Right faction caucus, pushing an anti-Obeid ticket unifying the smaller Right factions so the deputy premier, Carmel Tebbutt, would be premier and he would be treasurer. (Sydney Morning Herald 31-1-09)
Reports John Della Bosca had already knocked back the health portfolio twice before accepting the position of Health Minister provides an explanation for why he doesn’t seem to care, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Tuesday 3 February 2009
LABOR’S DENTAL SHAME: CHILDREN WAITING IN PAIN FOR 4 YEARS
The plight of Christopher and Jenevieve Cramond, who will be forced to wait 4 years to get their teeth fixed, shows how incompetent and cruel the State Labor Government has become when it comes to dental services, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Monday 2 February 2009