According to the Australian Medical Association (AMA), underfunding of cancer treatment services in southern Tasmania has left no capacity to cope with surges in demand.
Yesterday the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation reported two patients have died after long waits for a bed in inappropriate spaces in the LGH emergency department.
Reports of patients dying waiting to be treated at the LGH and southern cancer treatment services unable to cope with surges in demand show a health system in crisis.
Reports from the ANMF of catastrophic overcrowding and dangerously inadequate staffing levels at the Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department are incredibly concerning.
The Greens stand with healthcare and community sector workers taking industrial actions over the government’s continued failure to provide a fair deal for wages and conditions.
In a cynical move clearly designed to keep Tasmanians in the dark, the Rockliff Government has abruptly stopped publicly reporting information about ambulance response times.
The Greens stand with HACSU members taking industrial action over the Rockliff Government’s failure to provide a fair deal for pay and conditions.
For all their politicking, the Rockliff Government today must answer one simple question.
The new Report on Government Services shows Tasmania continues to lag the nation in delivering key health services and demonstrates why ambitious action is needed.
The Greens welcome the commencement of new rules allowing Tasmanians to access medicines prescribed interstate.
