The Health Minister today failed to explain why knee and hip surgery patients who were sent interstate weren't receiving adequate post-operative care.
I have noticed a couple of concerning things in the paediatric areas of the North West Regional Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital.
The Health Minister is delusional if he believes the situation at the Launceston General Hospital is not about funding and resourcing.
Nine of eleven specialists and six senior nursing staff have resigned, retired or significantly reduced their hours.
The public record states that 9 out of 11 specialists from the Launceston General Hospital's Emergency Department have resigned.
Launceston General Hospital patients are once more feeling the brunt of the government's health cuts.
The Health Minister needs to take personal responsibility for the enormous and unsustainable pressure being felt by both the RHH and the LGH.
