Shadow Minister for Health and Human Services

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Jan

Liberals can deliver Cancer Clinic

2010

Barrie Eudey’s letter (22 January 2010) asserts that “nothing was said about how the Liberals could deliver cancer services at last year’s cancer forum”. That is not true. At that forum I stated quite clearly that I had been in discussions with cancer units in smaller population centres and would be continuing my research.

This research took me to Victoria and Queensland and I have spoken with cancer unit staff and management of these centres. I have done my homework thoroughly and I understand the costs and challenges involved in establishing and staffing a cancer unit. The Liberal policy to provide radiotherapy and MRI services is viable. But more than that, it is desperately needed.

Lara Giddings said radiology services can’t be provided for the people of the North-West. I know from doing the research they can, and they can be delivered now.

Some things in life are simply too important to throw your hands in the air and give up. Leadership is about confronting the tough issues affecting the community and doing something about them – the State Liberals have shown that leadership.