An important message on privatisation from Brett Holmes
Following the folly of the USA
Health care in the United States is exorbitant and inefficient, yet in Australia the Liberals seem determined to adopt the American way with the privatisation of our public hospitals. In Queensland and Western Australia, Liberal state governments are well down the path of privatising the management of public hospitals. New South Wales is following suit. […]
Coalition’s five-point plan to Americanise public hospital system
Queensland MP Jarrod Bleijie’s parliamentary attack on the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) over its opposition to the privatisation of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and of nursing and midwifery jobs is a desperate attempt by the LNP Queensland Government to hide the fact that public hospital privatisation will lead to hefty costs for patients, less […]
Queensland Nurses Union on privatisation
The Queensland Nurses Union also hosted a public forum with Donna Smith talking about the perils of privatisation. From the QNU website: Ms Smith’s warning to Australians comes as federal Opposition health spokesperson, Peter Dutton, continues to mislead the community about the federal Coalition’s real intentions for public hospitals. For example, on Sydney 2UE’s Paul […]
US healthcare advocate: Don’t Americanise your healthcare system
Two public meetings will be held today and tomorrow to oppose the NSW Government’s renewed push to privatise public hospitals and other public health services. The meetings at Harbord (northern beaches) on Tuesday night and Wollongong on Wednesday morning will be addressed by leading US advocate for affordable universal healthcare Donna Smith, whose strong message […]
Announcement of Northern Beaches private EOI
Thursday 2 May 2013 WORLD CLASS HOSPITAL FOR NORTHERN BEACHES Health Minister Jillian Skinner today announced expressions of interest will be invited from the private sector to design, construct, operate and maintain a world-class hospital on Sydney’s northern beaches.Mrs Skinner was joined by northern beaches MPs Mike Baird (Manly), Brad Hazzard (Wakehurst), Rob Stokes (Pittwater) […]
