A constituent who tested positive for cancer has been told he has to wait up to 1 year for a colonoscopy he should have received within 30 days.
The Liberal Government has admitted they expect 30% of elective surgery patients won’t be seen within clinically recommended timeframes.
It’s distressing to hear staffs’ concerns that mothers experiencing acute mental illness will fall through the cracks under new plans for an Intensive Residential Parenting Unit.
It’s totally outrageous sonographers at the RHH have been told they need to choose between a new ultrasound machine or patient ultrasound couches due to budget cuts.
The Greens have obtained information which reveals the Liberal Government are reclassifying and downgrading positions across the state’s health service.
The deepening crisis in Tasmania's hospitals shows once again why it is so cruel and so wrong for the Rockliff Government to be cutting $700 million from the health system.
The Department of Health has issued a statement, warning people off attending the LGH due to “impacted” capacity. It’s a shocking sign of a system in crisis.
The Greens support the ANMF’s application to the TIC over the Liberals’ failure to consult before ceasing funding to palliative care services.
Responses provided on notice to Greens’ questions in Budget Estimates paint a picture of an emergency response system at breaking point.
Figures obtained by the Greens in Estimates show emergency ambulance response times have risen faster than even the worst projections.