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Tom Symondson

Tom Symondson

Tom Symondson is the CEO of the Victorian Healthcare Association, the peak body supporting Victoria’s public health and community health services to deliver high-quality care, build capacity and drive system reform.

The pandemic has pushed Victoria’s hospital system to the brink.

Australia urgently needs a health workforce plan

Despite what our federal politicians may think, simply throwing more money at the health system won’t fix the problem, even if it does make for a good media announcement.

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Healthcare workers are already exhausted after two years on the front lines of the pandemic.

Elective surgery is back, but backlog will take years to clear without a plan

It’s politically popular to use “elective surgery blitzes” to tackle public hospital waiting lists but we can’t keep asking people to work harder.

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Victoria’s regions, such as the Great Ocean Road, are preparing for an influx of visitors.

Regional hospitals are bracing for a perfect storm

Melburnians will be free to leave the city from this Friday, but healthcare workers in rural and regional areas are concerned about an already stretched workforce.

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