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 report of the expert review on the State's two biggest hospitals was handed to the Health Minister last August.
Minister Ferguson has finally admitted the self-evident truth, that “emergency and admissions are exceeding capacity" at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, needs to take his fingers out of his ears and start listening to the doctors and nurses in the Royal Hobart Hospital.
The decant of the Psychiatric Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital will drastically cut the quality of care for people in the greatest need.
Senior clinical staff warned Minister Ferguson that the reduction in Medical Ward beds at the decant is a serious risk to patient safety.
I have noticed a couple of concerning things in the paediatric areas of the North West Regional Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital.
In Parliament today, the Health Minister admitted the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment will be delayed until mid-2019.
The Health Minister's comment that the possibility of a post-surgery patient being exposed to asbestos was "regrettable" is insulting.