May 03, 2012
Liberal Shadow Health Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is demanding Labor's Health Minister, John Hill, explain whether the decision to cut Keith Hospital’s funding has contributed to the death of a male patient from a heart attack on the 28th of April.
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May 03, 2012
It is understood that actions taken by Health Minister Hill and officers within the Health Department against cardio-thoracic surgeon Professor John Knight may result in a claim of up to $5 million against the tax payer.
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May 02, 2012
In a ministerial statement to Parliament yesterday, Health Minister Hill raised the white flag and admitted that his financial management crisis is spiralling out of control.
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May 01, 2012
The Industrial Relations Commission has slammed the professionalism and efficiency of SA Health in a damning finding over the Department's failure to pay nurses properly.
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Apr 30, 2012
Confidential Cabinet documents leaked to the Opposition confirm that the Weatherill-Labor government has set about a secret plan to raise $90 million from the sale of hospital car parks in 2012-13.
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Apr 27, 2012
Country Health SA has arrogantly dismissed concerns about Keith Hospital’s inability to admit public patients to acute beds as a result of Labor government funding cuts.
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Apr 27, 2012
The $10 million razor gang sent in to sort out the financial crisis within the Department of Health has been asleep at the wheel. After six months in the job, the taskforce is still not fully staffed and has only met twice since its inception in the Mid-Year Budget Review.
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Apr 26, 2012
Labor's decision to cut $370,000 a year from the Keith Hospital has meant public patients are now being refused acute beds unless a fee of up to $400 per night is paid.
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Apr 24, 2012
Crisis measures across at least six budget lines are clearly being put in place for damage control of Health finances in the face of massive budget overruns, bungled projects and costly financial mismanagement under the tired leadership of Health Minister Hill.
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Apr 24, 2012
The announcement late yesterday that Health Minister Hill would be forced to cut 53 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and $10 million per annum from the Health budget is a case of too little too late, and based on previous failures is unlikely to be achieved.
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