On the eve of the NSW state election, and after 12 years in government, Liberal Premier Dominic Perrottet has decided to wash his hands of any responsibility for the crisis facing the health care system, says Nathan Hagarty.
The Labor candidate for the new seat of Leppington (pictured above) said reports today the Premier is calling on the Federal Government to implement reforms and provide additional funding show the Liberal National Government has no plans to fix the ailing system in NSW.
“After 12 long years, it’s clear that the NSW Liberals are failing to fix the health crisis in South-West Sydney and have instead passed the buck.’’
The latest Bureau of Health Information statistics for South Western Sydney Local Health District show:
- 132.9 percent increase in patients leaving emergency departments without, or before, completing treatment
- 12,017 patients on the elective surgery waiting list; the worst in the State
- 171 day increase in median wait times for non-urgent elective surgeries.
Mr Hagarty has described the Liberal Government’s call for funding an abrogation of their responsibilities to local families in South Western Sydney.
“It’s clear that Premier Perrottet has failed to fix the health crisis in our local area – and now he’s decided to put it in the too hard basket,” Mr Hagarty said.
“He and his government have continued to neglect the needs of local families, and it’s simply not good enough.
“Premier Dominic Perrottet should be developing policy and finding solutions to fix the crisis in our health care system, rather than looking for someone else to point the finger at.
“If elected, a Minns Labor Government will recruit an additional 1,200 nurses and midwives into our struggling health system.
“I will continue to fight for these and other positive policies that will help improve our area’s health care.”
This government is ignoring the increase in air pollution, excessive heat and flooding to local and downstream communities from over developement, ignoring the crisis in our health system is another example of putting development for dwellings above the health and welfare of our community
So very true. The government also needs to put more funding to improve the state’s transport system. That will have a positive flow on effect for all sectors across the state.
The more reliable the services, the more likely commuters will leave their cars at home and commute to work. The less cars, the less pollution, and a healthier environment for all. Which also means less health problems which that the health care system has to deal with. Basic commonsense, really.