Published: March 15, 2019
An ageing population, rising GP costs and ailing regional hospitals are testing Australia’s most populous state. The Coalition and ALP are pledging more funding, but experts want ‘new solutions to old problems’
Whoever wins in New South Wales after 23 March is facing a gargantuan challenge in meeting the health services of Australia’s most populous state.
Despite spending $23bn on running the health system in 2018 and huge capital works programs at several of NSW’s biggest hospitals, the demand for emergency services is continuing to grow and governments are struggling to keep up.
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