The state government owes it to Victorians to be up front about its plans for the health system.
In the weeks leading up to the 2022 Victorian state election, Labor and the Coalition traded blows in the form of expensive hospital promises.
Health was their top concern, along with integrity in politics and governance. But it wasn’t shiny new buildings they were calling for. They wanted timely access to healthcare. They were concerned about mental health, the shortage of staffed hospital beds,that more buildings weren’t going to fix the issues – it was already a struggle to staff the buildings that they had.
Perhaps these cuts might have been more palatable if it wasn’t for the waste and overspending that has occurred elsewhere. The difference with this plan is that, if done well, it’s likely to have the support of many health leaders, unions and staff, who believe 76 health services, each with different systems and competing for the same workers, is far too many.
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