AAP General News (Australia)
02-04-2000
NSW: Aged care plan for run down country hospitals
A six-month inquiry into the state of rural health has found the majority of country
hospitals are verging on defacto nursing homes.
The report urges the State Government to spend $45 million in maintaining and developing
rural hospitals and converting some into permanent aged care facilities.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports the inquiry has found 100 towns with a population
of 5,000 or less have a hospital verging on defacto nursing home status.
The inquiry, chaired by former National Party leader IAN SINCLAIR, recommends the …
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