Health spending 'cap' will lead to longer hospital wait times, staff say

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Hospitals and health services in NSW have been told they will need to find savings of $252 million under a new 'treasury cap', which paramedics and health workers say will lead to cuts in emergency services and longer hospital waiting times

The savings are part of a new "treasury cap" that will be introduced "across government agencies" and "will increase over the next three years", according to the leaked presentation.

A spokeswoman for Mr Hazzard said: "It's not actually saying you need to find costs, it's about performance". Secretary of the Health Services Union Gerard Hayes said the union will meet with the government this week and staff will consider industrial action if the savings requirements aren't removed.

 

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Didn’t GladysB tell us that the NSW budget is in great shape?

Appalling. health auspol medicare humanrights

deniseshrivell The hospital system is so broken already. People are going to die because of this. I don't want a tax cut if this is the price.

Just more cuts to the detriment of all Australians

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