"The Australian Doctors Reform Society agrees with the NSW governments report released today that people are suffering and even dying unnecessarily due to doctors and nurses operating in a "Culture of Fear" about speaking out about the inadequate staffing in rural and regional hospitals.'"said Dr Robert Marr, GP and Secretary General of the Australian Doctors Reform Society
"As a GP who has worked in regional areas around Australia I have found dangerously inadequate staffing in many areas of regional Australia including towns such as Bourke,Condobolin and many aboriginal health services in Central Australia." said Dr Marr
"It is National disgrace and threat to the lives of people living in country areas that staffing in rural areas is so inadequte"said Dr Marr
"The Australian Doctors Reform Society calls on whichever political party wins the federal election on may 21st to hold an urgent Rural Health Crisis Summit with rural health staff and rural patients immediately after the federal elction to develop strategies to overcome this life threatening crisis in rural health care"said Dr Con Costa ,GP and Vice President Australian Doctors Reform Society
