Tuesday 8 December 2009

One of the reasons why the North Coast Area Health Service continues to be given a FAIL


Sometimes it almost beggars belief what the NSW Government, NSW Dept of Health, the North Coast Area Health Service and its CEO Chris Crawford consider priorities in a region where public health services continue to fail to meet community need.

Target budget cuts of $300M, undertake a three-wave reduction of 400 health care positions from directors of nursing right down to ward staff. Even sack a hospital chaplain. Because the Northern Rivers doesn't need medical services - it needs an expensive spin doctor!

This position advertisement is up on the NSW Dept of Health website:

Caring Together Liaison Officer
Name of Facility Lismore Health Campus
Position Number 0433/09
Basis Permanent Full Time
Salary $88,048-$100,375
Closing Date 27 November, 2009

Purpose of Role:
This position reports to the Chief Executive and is responsible for the effective coordination of the implementation of the NSW Health Caring Together, Health Action Plan recommendations incorporating the management of Area-wide media liaison. This will include coordinating media strategies and media responses with NSW Health Communications and the Office of the NSW Health Minister, and the preparation of publications, media releases and editorial contributions, including photographs, and briefings about media issues relating to the activities of NCAHS, in particular, the ongoing implementation of the NSW Health Caring Together Health Action Plan.


The Daily Examiner 4 December 2009

Northern Star 3 December 2009 $100,000 job offer a PR disaster

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