Posts Tagged ‘Health’
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Wyatt Roy, Federal Member for Longman, yesterday spoke to Parliament about local health issues. Mr Roy spoke about the inadequacy of current health services, and voiced the issues raised by his constituents at last week’s local health forum. Mr Roy called on the government to urgently look at Longman health services, particularly mental health services. “I said I wanted to bring the concerns of my constituents to Canberra rather than imposing Canberra on my constituents and I continue to strongly believe that to be my role,” Mr Roy said in his speech. Mr Roy said that the health forum was an important opportunity for his community to share their views about local health services. “This was an opportunity for the community to directly raise their concerns about health with the alternative state and federal government,” said Mr Roy. Mr Roy spoke about the inadequacy of current mental health services and the importance of investing in services such as an Early … Continue reading →
Tags: Caboolture Hospital, Health, Media Release
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
9th February, 2011 | E&EO Mr Speaker, on 10 February a community health forum was run in my electorate of Longman. I thank the Shadow Minister for Health, Peter Dutton, the state Shadow Minister for Health, Mark McArdle, and State Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health, Drug Strategy and Health Personnel, Mr Andrew Powell, Member for Glasshouse, for their attendance and support in addressing the concerns expressed by the attendees. The forum was organised in partnership with Lisa France, LNP candidate for Pumicestone and was also attended by Darren Grimwade, LNP candidate for Morayfield. Mr Speaker this was an opportunity for the community to directly raise their concerns about health with the alternative state and federal government. It represents the approach I said I would take during the last election campaign. I said I wanted to bring the concerns of my constituents to Canberra rather than imposing Canberra on my constituents and I continue to strongly believe that to be … Continue reading →
Tags: Caboolture Hospital, Health
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
A community health forum today revealed the urgent need for improvement to essential local health services. LNP Candidates, Lisa France and Darren Grimwade, Federal Member for Longman Wyatt Roy, and State Member for Glass House Andrew Powell, today hosted a health forum to listen to residents’ concerns about the Caboolture Hospital. Guest speakers Federal Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing Peter Dutton, and State Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle were on hand to provide facts about the Caboolture Hospital. The forum revealed that a Caboolture Hospital Master Plan outlining upgrades for the hospital was yet to be released, despite being due for release in July last year, and a health hub promised in 2004 had also not been delivered. Mr Powell emphasised that patients are the ones losing out with delays to improvements to local health care services. “Patients are missing out on essential health services while they wait for the health hub to be built,” said Mr Powell. … Continue reading →
Tags: Health, Media Release
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Transcript of Wyatt speaking in Parliament I want to take this opportunity to inform the Committee about two examples – two of many – in the electorate of Longman where local infrastructure has been overlooked by the State Government of Queensland. The first relates to the Caboolture Hospital. During the election campaign the critical situation facing local hospital services in Caboolture was probably the local issue most often raised with me. The adequacy of local health services is the most important issue in Longman – without question. It is raised with me on a daily basis by locals, whether they are people using the hospital or doctors and nurses working there. The lack of provision for rehabilitation, the constant requirements of ambulances to ramp at the local hospital, and the lack of beds and essential services. In addition to the chronic health conditions I have mentioned, mental health needs are simply not being addressed. The Coalition had a well supported … Continue reading →
Tags: Bribie Island Bridge, Caboolture Hospital, Health, Infrastructure/Growth
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
A Coalition Government will establish an Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in Caboolture as part of its $1.5 billion plan to expand frontline mental health services across Australia. Funding of $60 million would be provided to establish and operate the EPPIC centre which would serve the residents of the Moreton Bay Regional Council and the Federal electorates of Longman, Petrie and Dickson. The Shadow Minister for Health Peter Dutton and the Liberal National Party candidate for Longman Wyatt Roy announced the Coalition commitment which will provide critically needed services to young people of the region and, importantly, relieve pressure on Caboolture Hospital and its Emergency Department. An EPPIC centre provides 24 hour crisis care and ongoing outpatient services. It is a world recognised integrated and comprehensive mental health service aimed at addressing the needs of young people – 75% of mental illness first presents before the age of 25. Under the Coalition’s plan 20 acute and sub-acute beds … Continue reading →
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
ABC Online website article The 20-year-old LNP candidate for the south-east Queensland seat of Longman has addressed a seniors’ forum on Bribie Island, south of the Sunshine Coast. If Wyatt Roy wins the seat of Longman, he will become Australia’s youngest federal MP. More than 150 National Seniors Australia members gathered at the Bribie RSL this morning to quiz Mr Roy, along with the incumbent ALP Member John Sullivan and the Greens’ candidate Rod Blair. They covered issues from health to recreational fishing zones. Despite the age gap, Mr Roy was generally well received. The ALP holds the seat of Longman by a margin of 1.9 per cent. National Seniors Australia chairman Everald Compton says the forums are being held in 13 marginal seats. Mr Compton says economic security and the state of hospitals are of great concern to seniors. “The issue of the state of hospitals and the health system is a crucial situation and 25 per cent of … Continue reading →
Tags: Health, News Article, Seniors
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