Hospital cut concerns
December 7, 2012
RECENTLY announced public
hospital funding cuts have raised
the ire of the Australasian College
for Emergency Medicine, with the
organisation arguing that they will
lead to further reductions in
capacity.
The proposed cuts would see
$405m stripped from the system
over the next seven months.
“With emergency departments
already struggling to meet the fourhour
targets due to bed shortages,
these cuts will likely lead to further
reductions in capacity within the
system,” the College said in a
statement.
Speaking on behalf of the College,
President of ACEM, Dr Anthony
Cross, said “Our main concern is
the quality of care being received
by patients presenting to our
emergency departments”.
“We hope that an alternative
solution to the funding reduction
may be considered by the Federal
Government so that we can
continue to work towards better
outcomes for all patients in the
public health sector,” he said.
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