A northern NSW health chief says it 'hurts to the bone' that doctors are being paid to fly in and work in local hospitals only to cancel operations due to a lack of available beds.
Rosalind Walsh waits outside Grafton Base Hospital for a bed to become available.abc.net.au/news/grafton-base-hospital-bed-shortage-delays-fly-in-surgeons-cancel/101890556After her knee replacement surgery was cancelled twice last year, Yamba woman Rosalind Walsh could not bear to think it might happen again.
"Last week our fly-in surgeon missed out on three or four joint surgeries that we should have done, but didn't have the bed space.Northern NSW Local Health District chief executive Wayne Jones said surgeons, including those flying in to regional hospitals to help reduce elective surgery waitlists, were at times unable to operate."The reality is at times you can't avoid that.Health Infrastructure NSW is developing a master plan for the $264m hospital redevelopment.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NSW motorists can cash in on hundreds of dollars in toll relief from todayHundreds of thousands of motorists are expected to be able to claim back hundreds of dollars spent on tolls in NSW in a new rebate scheme beginning today. 7NEWS
Read more »
NSW drivers to cash in as toll relief scheme kicks offHalf a million drivers in New South Wales are set to receive toll relief from Tuesday with Dominic Perrottet declaring the initiative will put 'money back in the pockets' of motorists across the state.
Read more »
Boxing kangaroos crash into family tent at NSW campgroundIN-TENTS FIGHT: Two boxing kangaroos have crashed into a sleeping family's tent at Trial Bay Gaol Campground on the NSW Mid North Coast. It's believed the pair were fighting over a female. 9News MORE:
Read more »