Hospital Beds Another Broken Promise
What does the Napthine Government have to show for three-and-a-half years in office? A mere 43 new hospital beds. The Napthine Government promised to deliver 800 new beds in its first term. Its own...
View ArticleDavis Lies: Don’t Let Facts Get In The Way Of Broken Promise
Failed Health Minister David Davis has lied to the Victorian people about the number of beds in Victoria’s hospitals. Despite data from the independent authority, the Australian Institute of Health and...
View ArticleAnother Napthine Broken Promise – Fewer Beds At Waurn Ponds
In another blow for Geelong, it has been revealed the Napthine Government intends to build just 20 beds – not the promised 32 beds – at the Waurn Ponds Community Hospital. This news comes after...
View ArticleNapthine’s Budget Won’t End Hospital Crisis
Victoria’s hospital performance has gone backwards again, but Denis Napthine’s Budget will do nothing to end the crisis in our health system. The Budget contains a cynical plan to address overcrowded...
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Napthine’s Budget Won’t Make Ambulances Arrive Faster
Victoria’s ambulance crisis has no end in sight. The Budget shows ambulances are still failing to arrive on time at emergencies. Two key indicators of the ambulance system for 2013-14 are outlined in...
View ArticleNapthine Hides The Hospital Crisis That’s Hurting Our Kids
Hundreds more kids are waiting for surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital. According to the latest hospital data – released just minutes before the Health Minister was to present at a Budget scrutiny...
View ArticleAbbott’s Budget Wealthcare Plan – Cut $50b From Hospitals
Victorian hospitals are going to be slammed by the $50 billion cut from health across the country in Tony Abbott’s budget of broken promises. Tony Abbott promised not to cut funding to health before...
View ArticleAbbott Exposes Napthine’s Health Cuts
Victorian hospitals can’t cope under State and Federal Liberal Governments. Hospitals across the state were relying on increased funding from the Commonwealth, after Denis Napthine cut $831 million...
View ArticleNationals Betray Country Victoria Again Over Farmer Health
Nationals Agriculture Minister, Peter Walsh, has confirmed in Victoria’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) that he won’t stand up for the National Centre for Farmer Health. The Napthine...
View ArticleDavis Disputes His Own Data
Victoria’s failed Health Minister, David Davis, has disputed Victorian Labor’s analysis of Tony Abbott’s budget cuts, even though it was based on the formula used on the Victorian Department of...
View ArticleAbbott Cuts 30 Beds From Eastern Health
Tony Abbott’s Liberal Government will slash over 300 subacute hospital beds from Victorian Hospitals including 30 beds at Eastern Health. These beds were funded as part of a national agreement signed...
View ArticleNapthine Ignores Victim Of Lilydale Ambulance Crisis
A 91-year-old Lilydale woman fell off a verandah and waited an hour for an ambulance, but Denis Napthine still can’t admit our ambulance system is in crisis. When asked about the case during question...
View ArticleNapthine Ignores Victim Of Sunbury Ambulance Crisis
A 75 year-old woman from Sunbury was forced to wait 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive after suffering a stroke, but Denis Napthine still can’t admit our ambulance system is in crisis. When asked...
View ArticleNapthine Government: Don’t Rely On Regional Ambulances
It is ‘unreasonable’ for regional Victorians to expect their ambulances to arrive on time, the Napthine Government says. This shocking admission was made by a Government spokesperson during an...
View ArticleNapthine Ignores Victim Of Kinglake Ambulance Crisis
A Kinglake woman died after waiting 23 minutes for an ambulance while her family performed CPR but Denis Napthine still can’t admit our ambulance system is in crisis. Mr Napthine, asked about the case...
View ArticleNapthine Ignores Victim Of Werribee Ambulance Crisis
A 45 year old Werribee man fell off a ladder and waited for an hour before an ambulance finally arrived, but Denis Napthine still can’t admit our ambulance system is in crisis. Mr Napthine, asked in...
View ArticleLabor To Act On Hospital Violence
An Andrews Labor Government will require hospitals to report publicly on violent incidents in Victorian health services. Victoria’s hard-working doctors, nurses, paramedics and mental health workers...
View ArticleCommunity Anger Forces Liberals To Support Farmer Health
The Abbott and Napthine Governments have been dragged kicking and screaming to support the National Centre for Farmer Health. The award winning centre was set to close. A once-off, eleventh hour...
View ArticleLabor Will Find Napthine’s Lost Hospital Beds
An Andrews Labor Government will appoint an independent expert to find the missing beds in Denis Napthine’s health system. Respected surgeon and former AMA Victoria President, Dr Doug Travis, will...
View ArticleLabor Will Find Napthine’s Lost Hospital Beds
An Andrews Labor Government will appoint an independent expert to find the missing beds in Denis Napthine’s health system. Respected surgeon and former AMA Victoria President, Dr Doug Travis, will...
View ArticleSURGERY WAITS STILL WORSE UNDER NAPTHINE
The Napthine Government is no closer to fixing Victoria’s health crisis, new figures reveal. The waiting list for elective surgery is still bigger than it was four years ago. After billions in Liberal...
View ArticleHOSPITALS GOING BACKWARDS UNDER NAPTHINE
16 of Victoria’s hospitals have added more people to their elective surgery waiting lists, including another 888 children at the Royal Children’s Hospital since the Coalition formed government in 2010....
View ArticleLABOR: MEDICAL CANNABIS SHOULD BE LEGAL
An Andrews Labor Government will seek advice from the Victorian Law Reform Commission on medical cannabis, so it can be used to treat people in exceptional circumstances. Many Victorians with terminal...
View ArticleLabor To Build Critical Care Facilities At The Angliss Hospital
An Andrews Labor Government will fund $20 million to build new Intensive Care (ICU) and Short Stay Units at the Angliss Hospital. Victorian Labor Leader Daniel Andrews and Shadow Minister for Health,...
View ArticleEvidence Mounts After Deadly Morwell Fire
Labor has called for the inquiry into the Morwell mine fire to be re-opened, following more evidence that the fire had a deadly impact on the town’s population. The evidence, presented to media by...
View ArticleCoalition Runs Away From Morwell, Runs Away From Debate
The Napthine Government has silenced Parliamentary debate on the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report. After promising to allow debate on the Board of Inquiry Report during the current Parliamentary...
View ArticleNapthine Hides Ambulance Data As Hospitals Melt Down
Denis Napthine’s Health Minister, David Davis, refused to release ambulance data on a day when Victoria’s health system was in complete meltdown. Mr Davis failed to comply with a direction of the...
View ArticleLeaked Response Times Show Deadly Delays In Country Victoria
Leaked ambulance response time data reveals dangerously long waits for ambulances across the state, with the longest in regional areas. Premier Denis Napthine hid this information from all Victorians....
View ArticleLeaked Response Times Show Deadly Delays Across Melbourne
Leaked ambulance response time data reveals dangerously long waits for ambulances across the state. Premier Denis Napthine hid this information from all Victorians. The data confirms that, across the...
View ArticleNapthine In Election-Eve Change Of Heart
After cutting funds to hospitals and declaring war on our paramedics and nurses, Denis Napthine is finally paying attention to the health system that he damaged – just 51 days before the Election....
View ArticleHealth: Denis Napthine’s Year Of Failure
Under the Liberals, Victoria’s hospitals are in crisis, with one quarter of patients in emergency departments not treated on time. The Department of Health’s annual report, released today, shows the...
View ArticleLabor To End Napthine’s War On Paramedics
An Andrews Labor Government will end Denis Napthine’s long running war on paramedics by working directly with them to fix the ambulance crisis. Under Labor, an Ambulance Performance and Policy...
View ArticleLabor To Improve Safety For Nurses And Doctors
Labor will improve the safety of Victorian doctors, nurses and other health workers by establishing a $20 million fund to help reduce violence. Labor’s Health Service Violence Prevention Fund will...
View ArticleLabor Guarantees Nurse To Patient Ratios In Law
An Andrews Labor Government will ensure our loved ones receive the best care in Victorian hospitals and aged care facilities with groundbreaking new laws. Under Labor, Victoria will become the first...
View ArticleNew Jobs, Better Lives: Victoria To Lead The World
Victoria will lead the world in medical technology under an Andrews Labor Government, researching cures for chronic disease and developing devices that change lives. Labor will fund Australia’s first...
View ArticleMore Choices For Mothers From Pregnancy To Birth And Beyond
An Andrews Labor Government will allow private midwives to access public hospitals to provide birthing services, reducing pressure on maternity wards and providing more choices for expectant mothers....
View ArticleLabor Announces Major Expansion Of Casey Hospital
Casey Hospital will get a $106.3 million major expansion under an Andrews Labor Government, building the hospital’s first intensive care unit and opening the doors for thousands of locals in need. With...
View ArticleLabor To Build Breast Cancer Centre In Melbourne’s Outer East
An Andrews Labor Government will build a comprehensive breast cancer centre as part of the Maroondah Hospital precinct in Ringwood East, so women can get the best care close to home. Under the $10...
View ArticleLabor To Build Women’s And Children’s Hospital For The West
An Andrews Labor Government will build the Western Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Sunshine, with $200 million in funding to improve care for families in the fastest growing area in Australia....
View ArticleLabor To Create Jobs Of The Future In The Valley
An Andrews Labor Government will save the Latrobe Valley University Training Clinic, backing the project to help create the jobs of the future in the Valley. Shadow Minister for Regional and Rural...
View ArticleLabor To Investigate Future Needs Of West Gippsland Health Care
Labor will conduct a comprehensive study to identify the health care needs of the growing population in West Gippsland, which has put pressure on existing health services in places like Warragul,...
View ArticleBotched Mine Fire Response Must Never Happen Again
The Coalition abandoned the Latrobe Valley during the Hazelwood mine fire and an Andrews Labor Government will make sure it never happens again. Opposition Leader, Daniel Andrews, joined Labor...
View ArticleDoctors In Secondary Schools Under Labor
Under an Andrews Labor Government, general practitioners will provide comprehensive primary health care for students at 100 secondary schools in disadvantaged postcodes across Victoria. Daniel Andrews...
View ArticleMajor Boost For Monash Medical Centre Moorabbin
Under an Andrews Labor Government, Monash Medical Centre Moorabbin will get a $16.2 million boost of medical imaging equipment and facilities for patients needing specialist appointments. Specialist...
View ArticleLabor Will Build The Victorian Heart Hospital
An Andrews Labor Government will build Australia’s first specialist heart hospital and bring the world’s best cardiovascular care, research and training to Victoria. Labor will contribute $150 million...
View ArticleOnly Labor Will End The Ambulance Crisis
An Andrews Labor Government will end Victoria’s ambulance crisis with a $100 million plan to reduce response times, resolve the pay dispute, upgrade facilities and treat paramedics with respect, so...
View ArticleLabor Announces Beds Rescue Fund To Treat More Patients
In an emergency funding boost, an Andrews Labor Government will invest $200 million to open the hospital beds and theatres that the Liberals closed, so more people can be treated. Labor will commission...
View ArticleNo More Asbestos In Victorian Schools Under Labor
An Andrews Labor Government will set a goal for all Victorian government schools to be asbestos free by 2020. Our $100 million plan will provide funding to conduct a full audit, remove immediate risks...
View ArticleLabor’s 24/7 Super Pharmacies To Help Families In Need
An Andrews Labor Government will fund pharmacies across Victoria to stay open 24 hours a day and provide night nurses for on-the-spot medical advice. Labor will support 20 pharmacies to become 24/7...
View ArticleLabor Will Be SunSmart In The Fight Against Skin Cancer
An Andrews Labor Government will tackle skin cancer, one of the most prevalent and deadly forms of the disease, with more education for our kids and more shading for our parks and beaches. Opposition...
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