Fixing healthcare system is a priority

The Andrews Labor Government faces significant challenges as ongoing Code Reds, ambulance ramping, elective surgery cancellations, record long waitlists and staff burnout continue. At the recent election, the Liberals and Nationals put forward a plan to build or upgrade more than 20 hospitals across the state, where they are needed. Without the thousands of Victorians […]

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