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Question and Answer Tracking Details

3103 - JOHN HUNTER EYE CLINIC

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
  1. Why is the eye clinic at John Hunter Hospital no longer taking routine patients referred by local GPs?
  2. Why is the eye clinic only seeing urgently referred patients and emergency patients who present to the Emergency Department?
  3. What is the Government doing to rectify this situation and when will patients in the Hunter be able to access a specialist at the John Hunter eye clinic for ongoing treatment.
Answer -
  1. to (3) I refer the Member to my response to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on this subject on Tuesday 20 November 2012.

Question asked on 13 November 2012 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 125
Answer received on 18 December 2012 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 132