Yes indeed, the staff are under the pump for sure as so many have left due to many reasons.

We know beds and staff from all services and medical specialities are short and a lot of elective surgery is being delayed.

The hospital is aiming to gear up and get the hospital back up to speed to be the key hospital in the electorate. They are pitching to double the funding to over $200 million and get it done properly once and for all. Then with additional facilities, we can attract more specialists to move here.

While there won’t be a new Forster Public Hospital, the existing Forster Hospital, hopefully along with the Mayo Hospital, will combine to give us the service and care we need in an area with an increasing ageing population.

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