June 2009
AMBULANCE GPS: DELLA BOSCA’S TIRED REANNOUNCEMENT FAILS TO HIDE LABOR’S FAILURE
An attempt to reannounce the installation of GPS in all NSW Ambulances has ended embarrassingly for Health Minister John Della Bosca, with Freedom Of Information documents showing despite making the promise a year ago nothing has been done, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 30 June 2009
AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT SUPPORTS NSW LIBERAL/NATIONALS HEALTH POLICY
“We recommend that NSW Health establishes by December 2010 formal cancer networks that link radiotherapy centres in a way that clarifies, assures and specifies access to a complete range of cancer services for rural and regional residents.” Auditor General’s Recommendation #1 – Tackling cancer with radiotherapy
“This will be considered.” Official Rees Labor Government and NSW Health response to recommendation #1
“Part of the NSW Liberal/Nationals six step plan to improve health services is by refocussing the management of the department across NSW and further develop clinical networks to link medical experts across the State.” NSW Liberal/Nationals policy released 27 March 2009
The NSW Liberal/Nationals have welcomed the recommendation of the Auditor General for the Rees Labor Government to adopt our policy of developing clinical networks of medical experts across the State, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.Tuesday 23 June 2009
LABOR’S SECRET STATE KEEPS RADIOTHERAPY PLAN HIDDEN WHEN CASES WILL INCREASE BY 30%
The Rees Labor Government’s continued efforts to keep the current radiotherapy services plan secret shows neither Nathan Rees nor Health Minister John Della Bosca care about giving cancer patients the services they need, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 23 June 2009
GOVERNMENT NOW BLAMING CHAPLAINS FOR REMOVAL OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner has described as outrageous an attempt by Health Minister John Della Bosca to now blame hospital chaplains for the removal of religious symbols – including bibles and crucifixes –from the Royal North Shore Hospital chapel. Monday, June 22, 2009
MAN BREAKS NECK, SENT HOME WITH PANADOL: MORE LABOR AREA HEALTH SERVICE FAILURE
Health Minister John Della Bosca must explain why a man with a broken neck was sent home from hospital and told only to take Panadol, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Sunday 21 June 2009
LOOSE WITH THE TRUTH: LABOR LIED ABOUT NORTHERN BEACHES HOSPITAL
Labor in 2006 (before the election):
“This project will provide in excess of $200 million to build a new high level hospital that will service the needs of all residents of the northern beaches, from both ends of the peninsula. The Government announced today a massive commitment to increase health services for the people of the northern beaches. There will be a new hospital.” Morris Iemma in Parliament 30 March 2006
Labor in 2009 (after the election):
“What I’m going to start doing is planning those… The issue is no we can’t. The honest truth is we can’t build those buildings right now.” John Della Bosca on 2GB 17 June 2009
Three years after promising a new Northern Beaches hospital, the lack of funding allocated in the State Budget has forced Health Minister John Della Bosca to confirm Labor have broken their election promise, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Friday 19 June 2009
RUN DELLA RUN: HEALTH MINISTER ABANDONS LABOR’S “COSTED” ELECTION PROMISES
Health Minister John Della Bosca has confirmed the Rees Government will break most of Labor’s key rural health promises given to families before the 2007 State election, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 18 June 2009
HEALTH HAD $646.6 MILLION EXPENSES BLOWOUT, DELLA BOSCA SAYS “PRETTY WELL IN THE BLACK”
Health Minister John Della Bosca has described the $646.6 million Health budget expenses blowout as “pretty well in the black”, proving he is either so clueless he doesn’t know how to read his own budget papers, or so engrossed in his own spin he’s lost touch with reality, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 18 June 2009
DELLA DROPS THE BALL: HEALTH BUDGET IGNORES HOSPITAL BED CRISIS
Health Minister John Della Bosca has failed to address the bed crisis in our public hospitals with a woefully inadequate allocation in the State Budget, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 18 June 2009
DELLA’S HEALTH SPIN: EVEN HIS OWN BUDGET PAPERS SAY THINGS WILL GET WORSE UNDER LABOR
Health Minister John Della Bosca has failed to fix the underlying and systemic problems in our hospital network, and this budget simply continues to throw money at a broken health system, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Wednesday 17 June 2009
LABOR’S HEALTH BUDGET REVEALS TIME DELAYS AND BUDGET BLOWOUTS FOR RANDWICK PROJECTS
Today’s budget revealed the Sydney Children’s Hospital child and adolescent inpatient facility upgrade and the Edmund Blackett Building project will experience major time delays and cost blowouts due to the incompetent State Labor Government’s inability to deliver health infrastructure on time or on budget , Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 16 June 2009
SKINNER ACCEPTS 3000 SIGNATURES TO SAVE MOSMAN POLICE STATION
``I want Mr Rees to know he needs to keep his hand off our local police station’’. North Shore MP Jillian Skinner
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner today tabled petitions in Parliament signed by over 3000 concerned Mosman residents fighting to save the Mosman Police Station. Wednesday, June 17 2009
LABOR’S FAILED HEALTH BUDGET: INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING CUT BY $236 MILLION
A $236 million cut to health infrastructure spending headlines a disastrous budget for the NSW health and hospital system, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Tuesday 16 June 2009
HEALTH BUDGET WON’T FIX 14 YEARS OF LABOR FAILURE AND INCOMPETENCE
No Labor announcements in tomorrow’s health budget will make up for 14 years of Labor failure and incompetence, NSW needs positive practical plans to get our hospitals back on track, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Monday 15 June 2009
62,890 ON HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS: LABOR’S FAILED TO DELIVER ON IT’S PROMISE
There are now 62,890 people on hospital waiting lists across NSW, highlighting Labor’s failure to keep their promise to cut waiting lists, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Monday 15 June 2009
NSW HEALTH BUDGET MUST NOT BE WASTED THROUGH LABOR MISMANAGEMENT
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today warned that extra money to be spent in the NSW health portfolio must be spent wisely not frittered away in the usual custom of the Rees Labor Government. Saturday 13 June 2009
AREA HEALTH SERVICES CLOG UNATTACHED LIST: LABOR’S FAILED HEALTH STRUCTURES MUST GO
Revelations Health bureaucrats make up 42% of the unattached list prove Labor’s Area Health Services have failed, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Friday 12 June 2009
LABOR’S EMERGENCY FAILURE: MORE AMBULANCES WAIT LONGER AT HOSPITALS
Ambulances and their skilled officers are being tied up waiting to discharge patients at hospital emergency departments for record amounts of time according to official documents, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Thursday 11 June 2009
BUSINESSES STILL IN LIMBO OVER ILL-CONCEIVED CLEARWAY PLANS
``The Government’s proposed clearways will do absolutely nothing to solve the traffic problems on Military Rd and meanwhile the traffic is getting worse and worse.’’
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner.June 10,2009
SKINNER APPLAUDES SPIT JUNCTION BENDIGO BANK INITIATIVE
``It’s a wonderful example of what can be achieved when a local community pools its resources with passion and enthusiasm’’. North Shore MP Jillian Skinner.
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner has congratulated the Bendigo Bank board in Mosman for its efforts in establishing a new bank at Spit Junction, due to open in July. June 9, 2009
SKINNER CONGRATULATES NORTH SHORE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY RECIPIENTS
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner has congratulated the local residents who have been named in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list announced yesterday.Tuesday, June 9,2009
SKINNER OPPOSES HERITAGE AMENDMENT BILL 2009
``My concern is that this bill is not about heritage – but it is about giving the Minister greater power to override heritage considerations in planning’’North Shore MP Jillian Skinner
North Shore MP Jillian Skinner said the Rees Government’s Heritage Amendment Bill 2009 which passed through State Parliament this week, was not designed to protect important historical sites and buildings and she feared that State Heritage listing processes and practices would be altered to take greater account of ``economic and non-heritage issues’’.June 5th 2009
JILLIAN SKINNER'S STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF PROFESSOR DR CHRIS O'BRIEN
I join with Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell in expressing my condolences to Chris O’Brien’s family and colleagues. June 5th 2009
LABOR CLOSING BULLI HOSPITAL BY STEALTH: TIME FOR DELLA BOSCA TO COME CLEAN
Labor’s overnight shutdown of the Bulli Hospital Emergency Department is a further demonstration Health Minister John Della Bosca plans to close the facility altogether, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today. Monday 1 June 2009