 |
Other Parliamentary SpeechesThis page is dedicated to Peter's speeches during parliament that do not fall under Questions or Questions without notice. They range from debating legislation, reporting on events or issues in his seat of Southport and his Ministerial Statements.
Queensland Health |
![]() |
| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Oct 06 2005 |
| Other Speeches >> |
Mr LAWLOR (Southport-ALP) (7.28 pm): The member for Fitzroy and others, including the Premier, have mentioned the damage done to the morale of Queensland Health workers by the indiscriminate and unfair criticism levelled at them. Tens of thousands of these workers have been affected by this cheap political point scoring.
In a letter to the Gold Coast Bulletin some weeks ago, the member for Currumbin gave the workers at the Gold Coast Hospital a backhander by telling everyone how great the Tweed Heads Hospital was. As a result of that I received several phone calls from constituents complaining. I sent the following letter to the editor of the Gold Coast Bulletin-
In response to the Member for Currumbin Jann Stuckey it is important to note that the closure of the Gold Coast Hospital's Haematology/Oncology Day Unit is not permanent. The District is actively involved in recruiting medical and nursing staff and plans to restore services to the previous levels as soon as possible.
Despite the temporary closure of the Haematology/Oncology Unit just over half of the newly referred patients to the Gold Coast Hospital are able to be treated there (including several from northern New South Wales). Patients are managed on a case by case basis to assess the most appropriate treatment plan and where necessary transport is also made available.
On behalf of the community I would like to thank organisations such as the Queensland Cancer Fund, Leukaemia Foundation, domiciliary nursing services, Tweed Heads District Hospital and local private hospitals for their support and interest in this issue.
Particular thanks must also go to the dedicated, hardworking and compassionate medical staff who continue to work in the Haematology/Oncology Unit at the Gold Coast Hospital.
I got a letter in reply to that on 20 September. It stated-
Re: Recent letter to the Editor
On behalf of the staff of the Haematology/Oncology Day Unit and Ward 9A, I would personally like to extend a heartfelt Thank You.
I was at work that day sitting having a much valued tea break with my Acting Nurse Manager discussing the impending events of the unit, when a nurse came in with the newspaper very excited and read out your letter. Comments such as, 'Well, thank god' and 'Yes, I was going to ring that Jann Stuckey and give her a piece of my mind' were heard. All staff were uplifted by the truths being printed finally.
Our Acting Assistant Director of Nursing even thought it beneficial to email a copy of your letter to all staff involved. I must commend you on your information and tone of the letter. A copy of your letter has been enlarged and posted on the information board in our staff room. Thank you again for listening. I just wanted to let you know that it was the simplest of things that brought significant relief for staff who were feeling very undervalued and misrepresented.
So there we have it. They are undervalued and misrepresented by the members of the opposition-the carping, negative opposition. As has been mentioned time and time again, they are the best resourced but laziest opposition in history. Nothing constructive comes out of their heads. Last changed: [PUBLISHED_DATE] at 12:00 AM
Back
|
|
