NSW Lib Updates

Nathan Rees Cuts Frontline Hospital Services: Bulli Surgical Theatres To Close
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
Nathan Rees has cut frontline hospital services in Wollongong, with surgical theatres at Bulli Hospital to be closed permanently from Christmas, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

“After promising not to cut services, Nathan Rees is closing the surgical theatres at Bulli Hospital – cutting frontline operating services,” Mrs Skinner said.

DPP Cuts Hurt Victims And Scrap Frontline Workers
Written by Greg Smith SC MP
Premier Nathan Rees’ claim that the Mini-Budget would spare frontline troops has been shown to be ‘rubbish’, Shadow Attorney General Greg Smith SC said today.

“Premier Nathan Rees’ assurances that frontline workers wouldn’t be cut in the fallout from his $42 billion debt bomb has proven to be nothing but more hollow rhetoric,” Mr Smith said.

From The Ditherer To The Gibberer: Rees Policy Confusion Deepens
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
NSW Labor has gone from the ditherer in Morris Iemma to the gibberer in Nathan Rees who continues to confuse the entire state with his ideas made up on the back of a lemon squash coaster, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell said today.

“Nathan Rees latest thought bubble leaves the people of North West and South West out in the cold,” Mr O’Farrell said.

Frontline Cancer Cuts Exposed: Health Dept To Take Over Cancer Institute
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP & Gladys Berejiklian MP
The State Labor Government is planning cuts to frontline cancer services risking lives across NSW, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

Leaked documents obtained by the NSW Opposition show Premier Nathan Rees and Assistant Health Minister Tony Stewart are planning cuts to bowel cancer screening, anti-smoking programs, frontline clinical staff and cancer research grants.

Monthly Figures Show Labor Failure To Act: NSW Lib/Nats
Written by The Hon Greg Pearce MLC
New Treasurer Roozendaal has finally been embarrassed into publishing the State’s monthly accounts for June, July and August and they highlight Labor’s 13 years of waste and mismanagement, Shadow Treasurer Greg Pearce said today.

“The results show that the NSW Government has to urgently address the problems that have beset NSW over the last 13 years,” said Mr Pearce.

6,700 Nurses Quit NSW In 12 Months, Labor’s Response: Shutdown Nurse Training
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
A total of 6,700 nurses have quit the NSW health system in the last year and the only response from the State Labor Government has been to shutdown paid-on-the-job enrolled nursing training which will seriously reduce nurse numbers in NSW, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

Freedom Of Information documents obtained by the NSW Opposition show 6,700 nurses resigned between July 2007 and June 2008 (an average of 558 per month). Meanwhile, the State Labor Government has changed the way Trainee Enrolled Nurses do their training – so that they can no longer earn a wage whilst undertaking on-the-job training.

Rees Squibs It On FOI Reform: Refuses To Commit To Ombudsman Recommendation
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
Nathan Rees’ approach to Freedom of Information (FOI) provisions underscores that he is the ultimate hollowman of NSW politics, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell said today.

“It’s pretty extraordinary when you even spin about FOI,” Mr O’Farrell said.

Blue Mountains Mothers: Labor Told Them Lies And They Are Being Put At Risk
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
The birth of a baby in the back of an ambulance on October 9 after she was turned away from Blue Mountains Hospital shows Labor’s lies are putting mothers and babies at risk, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

Unpaid Hospital Bills: The Accounts Add Up To Many Millions
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner took the State Labor Government to task in Parliament over the growing list of unpaid hospital bills.

In a speech to Parliament, Mrs Skinner revealed a large medical supplier who declined to be named was owed, as of today, a total of $11 million in accounts over 30 days old, and $4 million in accounts over 60 days old. This is just one of a number of large companies which are owed money by the State Labor Government.

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