MINISTERS COMMITTED TO BORDER HEALTH INTEGRATION
Source: Victoria. Minister for Health. Media Release.
"A commitment to the future of Australia’s first cross-border health service was reaffirmed at a joint meeting between the Victorian and NSW Ministers for Health in Sydney.
Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews and NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher said their Governments were committed to a quality integrated health service for more than 100,000 people in the Border region.
“As a demonstration of this commitment we’re today releasing a report which has played an integral role in informing our planning process,” Mr Andrews said.
“The report was prepared by leading health administrator and economist Professor Stephen Duckett and has provided an independent assessment of how to create an integrated health service for the Border region.”
Mr Andrews said the Duckett report endorsed the concept of an integrated health service and highlighted the many challenges."