New research has revealed more than 80 per cent of Western Australians don’t believe our hospitals would be able to cope with a COVID-19 outbreak. The Painted Dog Research group surveyed more than...
Health
More than 1000 elective surgeries cancelled in August alone
New figures have revealed that 1051 elective surgeries were cancelled in August, the month before the State Government officially announced it was postponing some surgeries due to a lack of capacity...
Health budget underwhelming response to a system in crisis
The uninspiring, lucky and lazy State Budget is a desperate game of catch up from a Labor Government that has missed an opportunity to address the crisis facing our health system, according to...
Health Minister must explain why more elective surgeries delayed on his watch
Today’s announcement that elective surgeries will be delayed for at least a month at a time when WA has no community COVID-19 cases is a serious indictment on the Health Minister’s ability to do his...
Spike in healthcare workers on sick leave as health crisis worsens
New figures obtained by the Opposition show a concerning increase in the number of sick days WA healthcare workers are taking as the health crisis worsens. The figures show there has been a 17 per...
WA Labor cuts corners on Joondalup Health Campus expansion
The WA Labor Governments cutbacks on the Joondalup Health Campus project once again highlight a lacklustre response to health infrastructure investment under this Governments watch. “With a health...
McGowan Government misleading public about ‘massive’ patient numbers
New figures obtained by the Opposition have highlighted that contrary to the McGowan Government spin, there has not been a significant increase of emergency department presentations across the...
Liberals Fighting to House Western Australia’s Homeless
Zak Kirkup and the Liberals will work collaboratively with the not-for-profit sector to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis by providing secure accommodation for vulnerable Western Australians...
Liberals commit to re-establishment of Disability Services Commission as a standalone department
Shadow Minister for Disability Services Peter Collier has announced that the Liberal Party, if elected, will commit to the re-establishment of the Disability Services Commission as a standalone...