There is nothing in the State Budget to prevent the imminent winter flu crisis, and subsequent overcrowding, at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
The more you look at this Budget, the more cynical you become. It’s very clear that it is designed to help the Liberals buy their way to the next election.
Having slashed funding to essential services in their first Budget, now the Liberals are trying to repair some of the damage.
The announcement that the medicinal cannabis Controlled Access Scheme will provide access for children with drug-resistant epilepsy is a positive step forward.
The median Tasmanian ambulance response time of 14.1 minutes is the worst in the country. It’s far too long for people who need critical life support.
The Coronial inquest into the 2015 death of a Royal Hobart Hospital patient found it could have been prevented.
Last night in the Royal Hobart Hospital, 17 out of 27 patients were waiting for over 12 hours for a bed.
The gradual withdrawal of Commonwealth health funding over the last few years exposes the dire state of Tasmania’s public health system.
The Joint Statement on Public Hospitals from all major Tasmanian health bodies shows the critical state of our public hospitals.
The ACIC's National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program Report, released over the weekend, is proof of the alarming level of ice use in Tasmania.
