Ballooning Locum Costs in Hospitals
Health Minister Michael Ferguson is desperately trying to plug the problems in the health system by forking out a fortune on locums.
Jul
2016
22
Hospitals
Jul
2016
1
Routine Elective Surgery Funds Going To Interstate Hospitals
Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, has been flying patients to private hospitals in Victoria for routine surgery to try and reduce the elective waiting lists.
Jun
2016
15
Launceston in Health Crisis
Nine of eleven specialists and six senior nursing staff have resigned, retired or significantly reduced their hours.
Jun
2016
1
State Budget: Address in Reply
The Greens have discussed our energy strategy on numbers of occasions in this House since we tabled it early this year.
Jun
2016
1
State Budget 2016: No Additional Funding for Health
The Minister for Health made what can only be construed as some misleading statements in the House yesterday about the question I asked him in question time.
May
2016
31
$18M Cut Hidden in Health Budget
The Liberals were forced to patch up last Budget's under-spend, and they haven't learned last year's lesson.
May
2016
31
State Budget 2016: Health System Gutted of Funding
In the policy and parameter statements in budget paper 1 for this year there is a policy item for Tasmanian Health Service additional funding of $10 million.
May
2016
4
Health Pincer Movement Cuts Funding
Tasmania's hopes of extra health funding to make up for what we lost under Prime Minister Abbott haven't been realised.
Apr
2016
19
Liberal Gouging Responsible for Tassie’s Health Mess
The combined effect of the Federal and State Liberal governments has meant a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from Tasmania's health system.
Apr
2016
5
Health System in Crisis
The events in Tasmania’s hospitals over the last couple of months are inexcusable and cast a black shadow over this parliament.