The blowout on the building of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) continues to grow and is now approaching $500 million. This further blowout was detailed in evidence provided to the Budget and Finance Committee Monday. “Prior to the last state election in 2010 the Labor Government promised the NRAH would be built for $1,700…
Employer groups are angry and concerned about new Weatherill Government legislation relating to privacy and confidentiality of health information. Business groups such as Business SA, Self Insurers of South Australia, the Australian Industry Group, the Motor Traders’ Association and the Master Builders Association have all contacted the State Liberals expressing anger and concern about the…
Confusion over costings arrangements for the proposed move of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site reveals the depth of Weatherill Labor Government disunity and dysfunction. Health Minister Snelling was caught unaware of costing arrangements for the WCH move on radio this morning – unable to even confirm whether part-time…
The Weatherill Labor Government has continued its form of engaging in gross hypocrisy and double standards. It took Labor barely nine hours to suspend a ministerial adviser following the leak of a document designed to damage Premier Weatherill’s leadership. However, Mr Weatherill has refused to either suspend or sack his senior advisers, Simon Blewett and…
If Premier Weatherill wants to be believed on his claim of increased transparency he will immediately release details of his 2011 expenses, which have been delayed under Freedom of Information for almost two years. “Whilst the release yesterday of ministerial expenses is welcomed by the State Liberals, these expenses are limited to those incurred since…
Leaked information from within SA Health has revealed $623 million, or 26 per cent of SA Health’s accounts last year, were not paid within the required 30 day period. Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas said the figures showed $196 million of accounts were paid after more than 60 days. “SA Health’s performance in not paying…
The total cost of the NRAH project has now blown out by $405 million more than the $1.7 billion promised by the Labor Government at the last election. Evidence to the Budget and Finance Committee on Monday indicated that the Weatherill Labor Government was now considering spending another $5-10 million on an air tube transportation…
SA Health has confirmed 200 nursing positions will be cut before 30 June next year. In evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee yesterday, SA Health Chief Executive David Swan said there would be 683.9 full-time jobs cuts in health, and 200 would be nursing positions. “This is yet another broken promise by…
A rally will be held on the steps of Parliament House this morning to protest against the closure of the Modbury Hospital Paediatric ward. Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas said Premier Weatherill’s plan to close the Modbury Hospital paediatric ward was a cruel blow to families in the north eastern suburbs. “Unlike Labor, State Liberal…
Another day of ramping at Flinders Medical Centre has confirmed yet again that the South Australian health system is out of control. “The situation this afternoon was as bad as many long-term observers have ever seen,” said Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas. “Every public hospital in metropolitan Adelaide was significantly over capacity. The situation was…