Tasmanian Labor
the unacceptable tragedy at Hobart’s Roy Fagan Centre and accepting
responsibility but not accountability, Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff needs to
tell Tasmanians today what he will do to fix the situation.
Shadow Minister for Health, Mental
Health and Wellbeing Dr Bastian Seidel said Mr Rockliff had failed patients and
staff by doing nothing to lift the Gutwein Government’s unacceptable level of
care despite having knowledge of chronic staff shortages for at least seven
months.
Minister responsible for care at Roy Fagan for the past two years, not just the
past two days,” Dr Seidel said.
“The report on this heartbreaking
Tasmanian Labor
As the Tasmanian health system continues to lurch from disaster to disaster the Liberal Government has failed abysmally on crucial resourcing promises it made more than three years ago.
Shadow Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Dr Bastian Seidel said an important commitment to fast track a so-called dedicated Health Recruitment, Retention and Workforce Planning Unit made by former failed Health Minister Michael Ferguson in 2018 had still not been delivered.
“Mr Ferguson promised to deliver this unit in the first month of the former Hodgman Government in 2018 which he said would deliver more than 1,300 new health staff within six years,” Dr Seidel said.
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Peter Gutwein,Premier
The Tasmanian Government’s focus continues to be on protecting the health and safety of Tasmanians and with our vaccination program in full swing, Tasmania is in a good place.
Today marks the conclusion of the second week of our state-based vaccination program with 2327 Tasmanians vaccinated over the first two weeks, including frontline health workers, paramedics, quarantine and border staff including police officers.
The next delivery of the Pfizer vaccine – approximately 1170 doses – will arrive on Sunday and we will continue the vaccination program of priority groups at the RHH from Tuesday.
Pleasingly, the vaccination program continues to run on schedule and will start at the Launceston General Hospital and the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie on 15 March, as planned.
Tasmanian Elderly Man Found With Maggot-Infested Wounds Sparks Inquiry
The Tasmanian government has apologised to the family of a dementia patient reportedly found with maggot-infested wounds while in state care.
Deputy Premier and Mental Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff on Wednesday issued a statement describing the situation as “utterly unacceptable.”
“I have spoken directly to the family and expressed how deeply sorry I am for what has happened,” he said.
The 78-year-old man’s condition was discovered by relatives during a visit to the Roy Fagan Centre on Christmas Day, The Hobart Mercury reported.
The dementia sufferer reportedly had leg injuries infested with maggots, prompting family members to question his care.