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Liberal MP Andrew Constance has called on Labor’s new Health Minister Carmel Tebutt to outline the services that have been returned at Pambula Hospital since the promises made by her predecessor John Della Bosca in February 2009.

“The community was promised paediatrics, cardiac monitoring opthalomology, endoscopy and greater use of the theatre including more general and orthopaedic services,” Mr Constance said.

“The new health Minister must be accountable for the promises of her predecessor,” he said. “I have questioned the Minister in Parliament last week in the hope that the community gets some answers,” he said.

“Labor has had five health ministers since 2007 including Reba Meagher, John Hatzistergos twice, John Della Bosca, and now Carmel Tebutt,” Mr Constance said.

“Is it any wonder rural health is in the mess that it is when you have no stability at the top of health in NSW?” Mr Constance asked.   

“Carmel Tebutt in meeting with the Pambula hospital action group must be honest about what Labor have promised and achieved,” Mr Constance said.

“The maternity situation is farcical in the region and is costing a bomb in locums to run the service,” Mr Constance said. “Rural health in NSW is a basket case due to Labor’s unruly Greater Southern Area Health Service,” Mr Constance said.

“Its time the area health service was scrapped and we go back to district boards,” Mr Constance said.