Committee President, Brandy Murley, Carers Advocate, Ray Currie, Clinical Coordinator, Bronwyn McFarlane and Business Manager Sue Manton left disheartened following the 2nd visit to Little Haven from the Queensland Department of Health.
Hoping for an announcement of our funding review, as previously promised, the visit instead was merely to seek ideas and further input to assist with the Department’s review of palliative care services. At a time when we thought the review should be nearing completion a very frustrated business manager noted how little progress had been made.
David Harmer (Senior Director, Strategic Policy & Legislation Branch) and Belinda Lewis (Policy Review Lead) admitted despite the Productivity Commission report being cited as a guiding document in the review neither had read the report. After a passionate discussion, Mr Harmer reaffirmed the earlier commitment made in September 2017 by the then Health Minister, The Hon. Cameron Dick to review & “fix” Little Haven’s funding.
