{"id":30564,"date":"2024-12-12T05:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T05:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=30564"},"modified":"2024-12-12T05:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T05:05:57","slug":"hospital-performance-worsens-under-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/hospital-performance-worsens-under-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital performance worsens under Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Independent health data released today by the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) reveal the human cost of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s industrial chaos and cuts to the health budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hospitals in NSW are continuing to face unprecedented pressure with record presentations to emergency departments and only 61.3% of patients starting their treatment on time \u2013 the worst result on record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elective surgery waitlists have also grown to 98,608 \u2013 up 7.7% on the same quarter last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said Labor\u2019s real cuts to the health budget two years in a row have led to poorer patient outcomes and increasing pressure on hospital staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c67,737 patients left an ED without treatment in the September quarter \u2013 a whopping 9.8% increase on the same quarter last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBehind every one of those numbers is a patient trying to get better. They don\u2019t want Labor\u2019s buck passing; they want access to quality healthcare when they need it,\u201d Mr Speakman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow Health Minister Kellie Sloane said NSW Labor has today tried to shift the blame to Federal Labor, blaming GP shortages for the Minns Government hospital failures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChris Minns and the Health Minister have decided to throw a weak Prime Minister Anthony Albanese under the bus to distract from their failure to adequately invest in our health system and their months of industrial chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an appalling attempt by the Minister to shift focus and blame, ignoring the most alarming statistics which show potentially life-threatening presentations to EDs are the highest on record,\u201d Ms Sloane said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow Minister for Regional Health Gurmesh Singh said patients starting Emergency Room treatment on time is the worst since reporting began in 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Regional NSW, patients are having to travel further for care while beds remain closed under this government. These statistics show in black and white what our communities are telling us – that Labor is failing to run the Health system,\u201d Mr Singh said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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