Priorities

I'm find it unbelievable how government continually waste money. Mr McGinty thought nothing of spending approximately $280,000 on brochures, being sent to households in the metro areas to sing his own praises. There are those that have named it "election propaganda" which most would agree with, the people have received nothing but a continued failure to improve our health system.

Mr McGinty also commented that the money came from the Health Department budget, when will politicians realise that we aren't interested in paying for their spin. Money in the Health budget should be spent on rectifying existing problems, Mr McGinty's main objective should be to seeing that people receive the treatment needed and to cut the waiting lists. The health system has been failing the people of this state for too long, it's about time the government were held answerable.

The AMA have come out with their concerns on the hospital waiting times as well as chronic overcrowding. It was estimated by Dr Mountain that there were 150 extra deaths in 2003, when access block was running at 25-30 per cent. If a linear calculation was done, that is 250-300 extra deaths a year occurring in WA now. So why is the best Mr McGinty can do is waste money from the health budget on brochures instead of assisting the people that need help.