The Liberals’ Roadmap to Recovery and Growth offers Tasmanians hope for the future – under a majority Liberal Government, essential services in health, education and public safety will be the highest priority.
Winding down the capacity of our LGH – letter to the editor
Dear Editor, What the Labor-Green government is doing to our LGH amounts to deliberate vandalism of one of the best performing hospitals in Australia. As an accredited tertiary teaching hospital providing most specialities, the Northern way of doing things has seen the hospital run more efficiently than its peers. I’ve seen first hand how the [...]
Axing of LGH nurses proves Labor-Green priorities are all wrong
The axing of 61 fixed term nurse and allied health positions at the LGH since November 2011 is confirmation that Michelle O’Byrne is continuing to target vital frontline positions in her slash and burn approach to the health budget.
Cuts to Hospital in the Home short-sighted
The closure of the LGH’s Hospital in the Home program is a short-sighted decision caused by the Green-Labor Government’s desperate attempt to fill their budget black hole. On Monday I met with local advocates of the program who are deeply concerned about the impact the closure will have on the community.
Bass voters have their say about LGH cuts
Many Tasmanians – including almost 1000 that signed a petition I tabled in Parliament today – have expressed their strong opposition to the savage health cuts by Labor and the Greens. The petition calls on the Government to protect health services at the Launceston General Hospital, including elective surgery and acute care beds, from cuts [...]
