Gippsland East electorate
Tim BULL (Gippsland East) (14:55): My question is to the Minister for Health. Gippsland patients are experiencing delays with medical imaging, which I raised some time ago. But nothing has improved, so the information my constituency seeks is what is being done in relation to this issue. The Gippsland Primary Health Network’s health needs report says Gippslanders face a higher prevalence of avoidable deaths specific to cancer diagnosis, lung disease and heart disease – higher than any other region in Victoria. This is in part due to unacceptable delays in medical imaging. One constituent waited 85 days after the local doctor ordered a scan to actually get the appointment. My constituents want information outlining what the minister has done since I first raised this some time ago.