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Canberra Liberals: Emergency department wait times must be fixed

ACT health minister Rachel Stephen-Smith must ensure ED patients are seen within clinically acceptable times, the Canberra Liberals say.

ROGS 2022-23: ACT emergency department waiting times

For the fourth year in a row, the ACT had the longest emergency department waiting times in the country, ROGS data shows.

Majura Valley farmers welcome Canberra Liberals’ support

The ACT Government has promised to degazette Majura Valley farmers' land blocks from National Land, but the process is slow.

Canberra Liberals reshuffle sends Jeremy Hanson to backbench

Canberra Liberals MLA Jeremy Hanson, former deputy opposition leader, has been moved to the backbench in a reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet.

Leanne Castley elected Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee believes the change will provide the party with a strong leadership team going into the election.

Canberra Liberals: ACT Health’s ‘absolute horror story’

A survey of ACT Health’s Digital Solutions Division (DSD) reveals an absolute horror story, the Canberra Liberals claim.

Canberra Liberals call for strategy to retain health workers

Leanne Castley MLA wants the ACT Government to develop a strategy and introduce bonuses to retain and value frontline health workers.

Canberra Liberals: Decline in ACT public hospitals

Annual reports reveal prolonged emergency department wait times, missed elective surgery targets, and radiotherapy treatment delays.

ACT Ombudsman forces ACT Health to release redacted survey

The ACT Ombudsman has overturned ACT Health’s decision to redact a staff survey - "a big win for transparency," the Canberra Liberals say.

Can the ACT Government meet its elective surgery target?

The ACT Government says it will increase elective surgery activity this financial year - but the opposition does not believe they can.

Canberra Liberals’ motion for medical imaging

Leanne Castley MLA, Shadow Minister for Health, says the ACT Government must fast-track medical imaging infrastructure projects.

Two-year high in ACT golden staph infections raises alarms

For two years running, the ACT was the only Australian jurisdiction to exceed the national benchmark for golden staph in public hospitals.

Canberra Liberals call for action on hospital training debacle

Shadow health minister Leanne Castley wants updates on restoring training accreditation for four specialty units at the Canberra Hospital.

Liberals challenge ACT Government over GP payroll tax

The Canberra Liberals will introduce a bill to exempt clinics from a new interpretation of payroll tax that could increase healthcare costs.

Canberra Liberals: Digital Health Record tracking red

The $327 million Digital Health Record tracked red, or was not under control, for months after a decision to close the program.

Canberra Hospital unit loses accreditation

Canberra Hospital’s Plastic Surgery unit has had its training accreditation revoked, while there will be a mid-cycle review of another unit.

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