Allied Health Professionals’ Plea Must Be Heard
HACSU’s letter paints a disturbing picture about the impact on patients and staff from chronic underfunding of services.
Jun
2019
25
Hospitals
Jun
2019
12
Estimates Reply – Minister Ferguson
Chair, I will reflect on some of the enlightening conversations I had with the minister in his capacity as the Minister for Health.
May
2019
28
Auditor General’s Emergency Department Report Demands Action
The Auditor General’s report into Tasmania’s hospital emergency departments is enormously confronting.
Apr
2019
30
Want of confidence in Minister for Health, Mr Ferguson
The evidence of the past five years has persuaded me that this minister is not able to appreciate and to act in consultation with his hard-working staff.
Apr
2019
30
Hospitals – Recommendations of Registrars
The legacy of the Minister's five-year health leadership so far has been a failure to listen to doctors and nurses.
Oct
2018
10
State of Health Report Confirms Need to Rethink Private Health Funding
Mr Goddard’s claim that more than 80 mortalities a year can be avoided, due to chronically under-resourced hospitals, is alarming.
Nov
2017
29
Tasmania Lagging on Emergency Department Wait Times Under Liberals
The AIHW report released today shows Tasmania’s two main hospitals are performing poorly compared to mainland hospitals.
Nov
2017
22
Ferguson Responsible for Health Failures, Must Release Deloitte Report
The Health Minister should release the report into the operations of the Tasmanian Health Service Executive.
Sep
2017
19
Ferguson’s Broken Health System Legacy
Health Ferguson’s parroting of an unusually high influenza season this winter is an insult to the staff and patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Sep
2017
19
Issues at the Royal Hobart Hospital
In that last six days at the RHH there have been two category 4 escalations, four violent events and all elective surgeries have been cancelled.