The Hodgman Liberal Government has a clear plan to fix our broken health system and record funding to match it.
The attempt by Labor today to use overtime data in the Royal Hobart Hospital Intensive Care Unit to make a political point is a serious own goal by a party with no health policy or Plan.
The statistics released today show that overtime in the Royal Hobart Hospital ICU peaked in January 2014, under a Labor Government.
We have a commitment to provide additional staffing in the ICU to support the opening of two new beds. Labor has actively opposed that commitment.
We also have record health funding, including an additional $100 million directly for frontline services like Intensive Care.
We’re committed to working with the ANMF and the THS to reduce the prevalence of overtime and double-shifts.
There is only one party with a Plan to fix the broken health system. Labor has obviously forgotten that just last week they pledged support for the White Paper and committed to not playing politics with it.
Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health
