LABOR is calling on the NSW health minister to fix the Werris Creek bed shortage, after an elderly woman was denied her booked appointment at the Werris Creek Multi-Purpose Centre for respite care, due to an apparent bed shortage.
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Michael McMahon’s elderly mother was scheduled for respite care while Mr McMahon was visiting family in Broome and Perth, but was told just two weeks before his trip that the booking would be cancelled due to a bed shortage.
Member of the Legislative Council, Daniel Mookhey, is Labor’s spokesman for Tamworth and slammed the government for ignoring regional NSW and failing to invest in the health needs of the local community.
“The Minister has promised that the Werris Creek Multi-Purpose Centre would be built for a growing community, but with a bed shortage this close to Christmas the health minister has clearly failed,” Mr Mookhey said.
“(The situation) is simply unacceptable and Health Minister Jillian Skinner needs to provide an explanation. The government’s cuts to health services are really hurting people in rural areas and sadly Mr McMahon’s story is becoming all too familiar.”
Mr Mookhey is working with Mr McMahon to get an explanation from the government and encourage Ms Skinner to provide the family with the two weeks of respite care they were promised.
