Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Members statements
Health services
Health services
Mr ANGUS (Forest Hill) (14:09): The health and ambulance crisis here in Victoria is continuing with, in some well-documented cases, tragic results. An ambulance was required last evening for one of my family members, and after a 1½-hour wait a non-emergency ambulance arrived. When discussing options, the helpful, hardworking crew noted that it would be at least a 5-hour wait at the local public hospital emergency department.
This is yet another example of how the ambulance and health systems are failing Victorians in their time of need. The state government has known about these problems for many years and has completely failed to address them. It is time for the government to acknowledge its failures and apologise to all Victorians for its incompetence. The minister responsible for both the ambulance system and the health system should do the decent thing and resign.