- Target:
- Frank Basik, Carmel Tebbutt, Bronwyn Bishop, Rob Stokes, Helen Eccles, Heather Gough Bruce Sanderson
- Region:
- Australia
Mona Vale Hospital’s Maternity Unit was closed down in June 2009 with less than 6 weeks notice for both pregnant mothers and staff alike. The maternity unit was moved to Manly Hospital on the understanding that asbestos removal works would be carried out and the unit would then return to normal services at Mona Vale in June 2010.
For the Northern Beaches 250,000 residents, Mona vale is a successful and professional maternity unit with 700 plus births a year.
An article in the Manly Daily on 3/4/10 said Frank Basik, the northern beaches health services manager, had sidestepped earlier assurances of Mona Vale Maternity Unit reopening once asbestos work was completed. To the staff and community’s dismay, June’s reopening of the unit became possibly January 2011 with rewiring problems and a lack of finance and now there is no guarantee Mona Vale will reopen at all!
Lyn Hopper the branch president of the NSW Nurses Association said in the Manly Daily on 3/4/10 that there has been no consultation with staff. Rob Stokes, the Pittwater State Liberal MP said on the 4/3/10 that there has been a clear breach of trust by the Govt not keeping the community informed.
The community of the Northern Beaches demand the return of maternity services with a clear picture of proceedings throughout and we hope then that confidence is once again restored in local government provisions.
Mona Vale Maternity unit is a much respected, admired and needed community health service. Mona Vale has more than 700 births a year serving a population of 250,000 in the Sydney Northern Beaches area.
The professional, friendly maternity team of Mona Vale are very keen to return to the hospital as soon as possible to once again provide the best care for the community of the Northern Beaches.
Please help save the unit and re-open services as soon as possible by adding your name to this petition.
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The Support the continuation of Maternity services at Mona Vale Hospital petition to Frank Basik, Carmel Tebbutt, Bronwyn Bishop, Rob Stokes, Helen Eccles, Heather Gough Bruce Sanderson was written by Jason Barker and is in the category Health at GoPetition.