Shadow Health Minister Rebecca White today called on the State Liberals to stop the blame game over health services and take responsibility for a blow out in elective surgery waiting lists since they came to office.
“An additional 1000 patients are on the waiting list at the Royal Hobart Hospital alone under the Liberals than was the case under Labor,” Ms White said.
“How is this dramatic increase possible when the Liberals promised to put million of dollars into elective surgery? Where has the money gone?
“It appears the government’s promise to commit $76 million to elective surgery is not worth the paper it was written on.
The latest Health Progress Chart shows the waiting list at the RHH has blown out by 41.9 per cent and 5.8 per cent at the North West Regional Hospital.
“Before that a State-wide increase of 18 per cent in the quarter ending September 2014 was recorded.
“Michael Ferguson says ad nauseam that Tasmania’s health system is broken and that he will fix it, but in reality he has achieved very little.
“There are now 3393 people on the elective surgery waiting list at the Royal wondering when the Liberals will deliver on their promises.
“Mr Ferguson has no one to blame but himself for failing to reduce elective surgery waiting lists.”
Rebecca White MP Shadow Health Minister
