Today I issued a media release about health budget cuts. I am concerned about the implications of the Government's cuts on staff and patients at John Hunter Hospital.



Jodie Harrison Demands Answers about Extent of Cuts to John Hunter Hospital

Labor is demanding answers from the Liberal-National State Government about what their latest health budget cuts will mean for John Hunter hospital.

Internal government documents obtained by the Labor Opposition show that Treasury is imposing a $252 million budget cut on health across the state this financial year, with the size of the cut set to increase in future years.

Shadow Health Minister Ryan Park MP slammed the cruel funding cuts, and said the Government must be upfront with communities about how these funding cuts would affect their local hospital.

Gladys Berejiklian looked the people in the eye at March and said they could have it all. Now she and her Treasurer are enforcing savage cuts to the health budget that are set to rise every single year Mr Park said.

We now know why surgeons across the state are in uproar the Liberal-National Government are ripping a quarter of a billion dollars out of our health system.

These cuts will impact every Local Health District, and people in the Charlestown electorate have a right to know just how much will be cut from their local hospital.

Labor Member for Charlestown, Jodie Harrison MP said that she was extremely concerned that Joh Hunter hospital was facing funding cuts, when it is already struggling to cope under increased demand.

The Premier and the Health Minister have to come clean just how much funding are they going to cut from John Hunter hospital? Ms Harrison said.

It simply adds insult to injury for our dedicated doctors, nurses and allied health workers who work tirelessly under enormous pressure.