The ambulance ramping crisis is now also becoming a major issue in country areas with ambulances ramped for a record 126 hours outside our regional hospitals last month. Shadow Health Minister Libby...
Ambulance Ramping
Twelve months of record high ambulance ramping as health crisis escalates
St John’s Ambulance has recorded a grim milestone - its 12th consecutive month of ambulance ramping over 1030 hours – the very benchmark Roger Cook labelled a ‘massive failure’ when in Opposition in...
When will the McGowan government wake up to escalating ambulance ramping?
The latest ambulance ramping figures continue to sound alarm bells and as a matter of urgency the McGowan government must outline a plan to resolve this unacceptable situation. The latest figures...
Premier missing in time of crisis
West Australians have been abandoned just weeks after the McGowan government were returned to another term of government with a promise to keep us all safe. “It’s inexcusable that the Premier is...
Statement regarding WA health crisis
“Our heart goes out to the family who has suffered incredibly with the loss of their daughter. “I appreciate that nursing and medical staff who work hard every day to save lives must...
Liberals plan to tackle ambulance gridlock at WA hospitals
Zak Kirkup and the Liberals will invest $240.5 million in a comprehensive health plan to tackle the ambulance gridlock crisis in Western Australia, with the key plank ensuring that every bed in...
Labor’s ambulance gridlock crisis
Firstly, I want to thank all our frontline health workers and volunteers for the amazing work they have done keeping Western Australia safe. As a volunteer ambulance officer, I have an appreciation...
Statement from Zak Kirkup
https://youtu.be/9RIat6W_IOg COVID-19 has made this the toughest year in many people’s memory. We know Western Australians have done it tough, you’ve had to make sacrifices and you’ve missed special...
State Budget Insipid, Lacks Clear Jobs Plan
Shadow Treasurer Dean Nalder has described today’s State Budget delivered by the WA Labor Government as insipid and said it lacks a clear, strong economic plan to create local jobs for more than...