The elective surgery waiting list has soared, along with time spent in the emergency department, yet there is no new money for health in this year's budget.
The Royal Hobart Hospital's record for providing elective surgery for people who urgently need it is the worst in the country, according to AIHW data.
The Greens’ Alternative Budget prioritises what Tasmanians most want, fixing the State’s health system - currently at breaking point.
The gradual withdrawal of Commonwealth health funding over the last few years exposes the dire state of Tasmania’s public health system.
The most recent figures by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in their Elective Surgery Waiting Times 2015-16 report are terrifying.
The Health Minister today failed to explain why knee and hip surgery patients who were sent interstate weren't receiving adequate post-operative care.
We are aware of patients presenting to the emergency department at the LGH with no paperwork and no after-surgery care plan with infections and other issues.
Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, has been flying patients to private hospitals in Victoria for routine surgery to try and reduce the elective waiting lists.
Staff in the public health system are unlikely to be satisfied with Minister Ferguson’s announcement of his planned “fix” for our broken health system.
The government's plan to shift over $27M from the Consolidated Fund into health is clear evidence of a system that needs more support than it's getting.