DOCTORS REFORM SOCIETY

DRS

Media Release

 23 August 2007

Doctors Welcome Public Hospital Plan

 

“The announcement today by the Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, to co-operate with
states and territories to improve public hospitals is long overdue and very welcome,” said
Dr Tim Woodruff, President of Doctors Reform Society.

A National Health Reform Commission to set standards and dispense funds based on
need, is an exciting development which can only benefit our desperate patients
throughout Australia said Dr Woodruff.

“The injection of extra funding will set the scene for major improvements, however the
savings of billions by improved efficiencies, will also mean a further injection of
funding.” said Dr Woodruff.

“We can only wonder why the current Federal government has not put forward such a
promising proposal to date.”