The new Federal Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, has given the states and territories one week to come back with answers on how they will clear their elective surgery waiting lists so that people are not waiting for surgery beyond a medically acceptable time.
One has to hope that last Friday's meeting between Ms. Roxon and her state counterparts was as productive as reported.
The NSW North Coast also has to hope that specific health funding promised by Labor during the recent federal election campaign flows quickly through to the NSW Dept. of Health and onto the local area health service, so that our district and base hospitals will see the practical results of a much needed catch-up in infrastructure and services.
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