Tebbutt Gets an “F”

11 February 2010

Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals and Duty MLC for Tamworth Trevor Khan today said the new State Labor Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt has failed dismally on one of her first tests on the Redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Premier Finally Responds… Sort Of… Kind Of…

28 January 2010

Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals and Duty MLC for Tamworth Trevor Khan has finally received a response from the Premier Kristina Keneally regarding the Governments commitments to the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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It’s Time to Answer The Hard Questions Keneally

14 December 2009

Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals and Duty MLC for Tamworth Trevor Khan today sent a letter to the Premier Kristina Keneally seeking a clear and unequivocal commitment to the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Over 1000 days and Counting

05 December 2009

Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan continues to count the days since promises were made by Morris Iemma in the lead up to the 2007 State Election to build a new hospital in Tamworth. 

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Over a Week Later, a New Health Minister

11 September 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan notes the news that finally a Minister for Health had been appointed by the Premier.

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Minister refuses to Answer Question

10 September 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan yesterday continued his support for the Tamworth Hospital redevelopment by asking in the House of the new Minister for Health John Hatzistergos the following:

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Tamworth Hospital must not suffer

01 September 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today said that the resignation of the Health Minister should not be allowed to bring any delay to the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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State Labor Government hiding details on Tamworth Hospital in Budget Breakdown

10 July 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today said that in the 2009-10 budget breakdown of capital projects in the Tamworth Electorate the State Labor Government had failed to outline its commitment to the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment.

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Auditor-General’s Review of Radiotherapy Services - an indictment on the State Labor Government

23 June 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said that the Auditor General’s Report Tackling Cancer with Radiotherapy is an indictment on the ability of the State Labor Government to deliver adequate health services to the people of NSW.

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Regional Cancer Centre in Tamworth must be top priority for State Labor Government

19 June 2009

Cancer services in Tamworth should be a top priority for the State Labor Government when it tenders for the State’s share of $532 million available from the Federal Government to establish up to ten regional cancer centres, Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals, Trevor Khan, said today.

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Disappointment for Tamworth Hospital

16 June 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said today that today’s State Budget failed to provide the answers the community of Tamworth have been looking for on the future direction for the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Hospital Timeline Given

04 June 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said today that the Minister for Health finally responded to a Question asked on Tuesday in Parliament regarding the future timeline for the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Tamworth Hospital Timeline still Unknown

03 June 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan in Parliament yesterday questioned the Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, over the timeframe of development and construction of the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Rees fails again on Tamworth Hospital

22 May 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today said that the NSW State Government has failed to issue tender documents for the appointment of a Project director despite a clear promise given by the State Labor Premier Nathan Rees in Parliament on 7 May 2009.

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Della Bosca still silent on Hospital

08 May 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today questioned why the Health Minister, John Della Bosca, did not once refer to the Tamworth Hospital during the entire Parliamentary week.

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Parliament’s attention drawn to Tamworth Hospital inaction

07 May 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today said that it was good to see the Parliament focus its attention on the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment: Whats Going On?

21 April 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today expressed serious concerns that it appears that the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital has been left off the list of projects seeking Commonwealth funding.

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Delayed autopsy reports - a cause for concern

17 April 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said that he will use FOI laws to try and find answers to representations he has received from members of the community about delays in the issue of final autopsy reports resulting from deceased being transferred to Newcastle and Dubbo for post mortem.

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Still no release date for Tamworth Health Services Plan

01 April 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan again asked the Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, when the Tamworth Health Services Plan will be released by his Department in Parliament today.

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Health Services Plan still not finalised

26 February 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said that a letter received today from the State Labor Government’s Parliamentary Secretary for Health Andrew McDonald indicated that the Tamworth Health Services Plan is still not finalised.

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Della Bosca must get serious about Oncology Services in Tamworth

16 February 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said today it was now time for the Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, to get serious about oncology services in Tamworth and the Northwest.

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Hunter New England Health cutbacks will affect services

13 February 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan, commenting on the reports of a budget blow of $12.2 million and perhaps as much as $25 million by the end of June, at Hunter New England Area Health Service today said that any subsequent cutbacks must inevitably impact on the provision of health services.

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No Commonwealth Funding in Sight for Hospital

03 February 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said that he was disappointed that there appeared to be no money for specific health projects allocated in Kevin Rudd’s so called $42 Billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan.

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Tamworth Maternity Ward’s Plight Championed

02 February 2009

Whilst touring the Tamworth region today, Deputy Leader of The Nationals Adrian Piccoli MP and Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan MLC highlighted the poor conditions of the Tamworth maternity facilities.

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Rees must meet his Tamworth Hospital commitment regardless of Fed funding decision

29 January 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today said he hoped Premier Rees could convince the Commonwealth to provide funds to upgrade Tamworth Hospital.

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Khan Speaks Out Over Potential Health Job Cuts

15 January 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today raised concerns that Tamworth and the Hunter New England Area Health Service may be facing yet to be announced service and job cuts.

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Khan Questions Use of Nurse Ambulance Response Teams at HNEAHS

13 January 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan today questioned the use of the NART model of care at HNEAHS facilities.

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Maitland Miscarriage Drama - Ramifications for Tamworth

12 January 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said today that the management and protocol failures at Maitland Hospital were unacceptable from the Labor State Government and the NSW Minister for Health needs to significantly lift his game.

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Health Survey Results Roll In

06 January 2009

Tamworth based Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of The Nationals Trevor Khan said today that since the Tamworth Online Health Survey was launched in early December responses have continued to roll in including over the Christmas period.

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Tamworth Health Services Plan Missing In Action

17 December 2008

Tamworth-based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan said that it was high time the Tamworth Health Services Plan was released to the public so that the people of the Tamworth region know where they stand.

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Launch of the Online Health Survey

05 December 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today officially launched the Help Our Hospital Online Health Survey.

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Premier Refuses to Fund Hospital Redevelopment

04 December 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today said the State Labor Government should not be allowed to duck and weave their way out of an election promise and play the blame game with the Commonwealth.

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Axe Looms Over Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment

19 November 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today said that the comments made by Federal Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, were further nails in the coffin of Labor’s promised Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment.

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Mini Budget Looks Like Bad News

11 November 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today said that the delivery of the Mini Budget today has left as many questions as answers; this is particularly the case for the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital.

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Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment Still on the Chopping Block

29 October 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today said he was disappointed that the Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, again failed to rule out the scrapping of the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment in the upcoming Mini-Budget.

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Critical Mass: 2000 Signatories On The Help Our Hospital Petition

14 October 2008

Tamworth based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today welcomed news that the Help Our Hospital online petition had exceeded 2000 signatures.

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1500 Signatures in just 2 Weeks

03 October 2008

Leader of the Nationals Andrew Stoner and Tamworth based MLC Trevor Khan today said that there is strong community support for the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment, as evidenced by 1500 online petition signatories in just 2 weeks.

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1000 Signatures and counting

30 September 2008

Tamworth based MLC Trevor Khan today said he was heartened by the growing community support for the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment.

“Over 1000 people have put their name on the petition calling for the construction of Tamworth Hospital in just 11 days,” Trevor Khan said.

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Petition exceeds 800

29 September 2008

Over 800 people concerned about the possible delay, cancellation or downgrade of the promised Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment have shown their support and signed the online petition.

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NSW Parliament told of the Help Our Hospital Campaign

26 September 2008

Last night the Hon Trevor Khan MLC informed Parliament of the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment and the campaign to secure its construction.

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Petition has reached 500 Signatures

26 September 2008

Only after a week of the site going live the online petition has reached 500 Signatures!

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Website Difficulties Addressed

25 September 2008

The good people who worked hard to establish Help Our Hospital now assure us that the technical difficulties experienced over the last two days by some members of the community have now been fixed.

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Tamworth Hospital Online Petition Launched

19 September 2008

NSW Nationals Leader Andrew Stoner, Tamworth based MP Trevor Khan and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health Jenny Gardiner today officially launched Tamworth’s Help Our Hospital online petition. The website is a community driven project seeking to hold the Rees State Labor Government to account over the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment.

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Iemma and Costa Jump Ship

05 September 2008

Tamworth based MLC Trevor Khan said that leadership purge of the NSW Labor Party resulting in the departures of two of their most prominent senior politicians was a clear indication of the internal turmoil racking the Labor party.

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Bathurst Hospital Bungles

01 September 2008

Bathurst Hospital Bungles… Will this happen to Tamworth?

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Tamworth Hospital Debacle Must End: Coalition Govt Will Make Project A Priority

19 August 2008

NSW Leader of The Nationals Andrew Stoner today visited Tamworth Hospital with The Nationals’ Tamworth-based MLC Trevor Khan to say the Iemma Government must end its games over the hospital redevelopment.

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Khan Continues The Quest For Hospital Answers

16 July 2008

Tamworth-based Nationals MP Trevor Khan today was pleased to note that the Department of Premier and Cabinet had responded to his FOI request regarding Tamworth Hospital.

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Premier commits to Tamworth Hospital

26 June 2008

Tamworth-based Nationals MP Trevor Khan said that the Premier Morris Iemma, when answering a question from Peter Draper in Parliament today gave a commitment that construction would start on the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment this term.

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The Nationals - A Unified Team Calling For Answers Over Tamworth Hospital

25 June 2008

The Leader of the Nationals Andrew Stoner and Tamworth-based Nationals MLC Trevor Khan today championed the needs for the Iemma Labor Government to come clean over the lack of information on due process in regards to Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment.

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Costa and the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment

24 June 2008

Follow the link to see what Michael Costa had to say on the Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment…

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