The Carpenter Government’s key election promise was to fix the health system however the opposite was achieved – especially in regional WA.

Bunbury MLA John Castrilli has proven to be a strong champion for the South West health service.

Basic health infrastructure in regional WA, such as an Intensive Care Unit and Cancer Radiation Facility for Bunbury, were promised by Labor but never delivered. John vocally held the previous government to account and is now busy assisting the Minister for Health to progress these vital projects.

John has also had many successes in lobbying for health system improvements in areas such as the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme, Incontinence Management Scheme and mental health services.

Furthermore, he has helped many individuals to access better services or address individual failings in their cases.

There’s much to be done but John has immense faith in the Minister for Health Dr Kim Hames and looks forward to what they can achieve for Bunbury together.

Relevant media releases:

• Mental health needs abandoned, 11/09/05
• Child sexual abuse counselling must continue, 3/08/05
• Public dental debacle, 19/08/05
• Discussion called for on organ donation, 15/02/06
• Castrilli welcomes COAG mental health reform, 15/02/06
• Double blow dealt to sufferers, 1/03/06
• Surgery cancelled after 12-month wait, 4/03/06
• Bunbury MLA to keep Health Minister on notice, 15/06/06
• McGinty gets it wrong, 10/10/06
• ICU promise hangs in the balance, 8/11/06
• Heart attack victim disgrace, 29/01/07
• Incontinence help fails to arrive, 31/01/07
• Castrilli sponsors vital piece of equipment, 20/02/07
• Incontinence scheme to begin, 27/04/07
• Incontinence assistance at last, 9/05/07
• Labor’s city-centric focus puts infants at risk, 23/05/07
• Strain on patients eased but not cured, 12/06/07
• Lives gambled in hospital system’s Russian Roulette, 4/07/07
• Hospital staff shortage exposed, 16/08/07
• Elective surgery chaos puts lives on hold, 28/08/07
• Castrilli welcomes vital health service in Bunbury, 12/09/07
• Figures reveal South West nursing crisis, 15/01/2008
• Remember the children, 04/03/2008
• Lobbying success for vital child health service, 07/04/2008
• State Budget fails to remedy sick health system, 09-05-2008
• ICU void causes 500 evacuations per year, 09-07-2008
• South West cancer patients failed, 08-08-2008
• Labor’s neglect sinks school dental system, 28/08/2008
• The Liberal Plan for Bunbury, 26/08/08
• PATS lifeline restored for local patients, 15/01/09
• Facility on track to treat cancer patients close to home, 20/03/09
• Patients put first as health service strengthens, 17/11/10

Relevant Parliamentary debates and Questions on Notice:

• Hansard: Need for more SW health services, 1/06/05 (pdf)
• Hansard: Estimates – child abuse services, mental health, 17/05/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Questions on notice - mental health unit, 30/05/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Questions on notice – psychiatric unit, 30/05/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Grievance on urology services, 15/06/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Incontinence issue raised, 1/11/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Grievance on GP shortage, 21/09/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Questions on notice – urology, 21/11/06 (pdf)
• Hansard: Questions on notice ED staff numbers, 4/09/07 (pdf)
• Hansard: Grievance regarding elective surgery, 06/09/07 (pdf)

2 November 2008

~ John Castrilli is on hand to listen ~ Phone: 9791 3636 ~ Fax: 9791 3313 ~