Put Health First

Nothing is more important that the quality of our healthcare system.

That is why the Put Health First campaign has been established by the Health Services Union.

The campaign aims to help improve health services for all Australians and ensure staff are able to deliver the standard of care that they want to.

We want all governments to make health their number one priority

That means committing extra resources to health to ensure there are enough staff on duty and they have the resources available to deliver the world-class service Australians deserve.

Why not remind the politicians of the importance of a strong health system by sending a letter to the prime minister or Opposition Leader Kim Beazley.

You can also check out the latest news on health below or email us about your experiences in the health system.

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Put Health First News

Reform and the WA public health system - 22 December 2005
The Western Australian public health system is in the grips of reform fever. HSU branch secretary Dan Hill discusses what this means for members:...    read more »

True state of mental health revealed - 21 October 2005
The most comprehensive review of Australia's mental health system in 12 years has revealed the true shocking state of services. ...    read more »

HSU rejects calls for hospital privatisation - 25 August 2005
Calls by two Liberal ministers for the privatisation of the management and operation of public hospitals have been condemned by the Health Services Union. ...    read more »

HSU verdict on health policies - 25 February 2005
The Health Services Union has scored the health policies of both sides of politics and declared Labor has the best strategy for improving healthcare in WA....    read more »

Election edition of the WA HSU journal - 23 February 2005
The election-eve edition of the WA HSU branch journal Feedback is available for downloading....    read more »

Background Information

Where the WA parties stand on conditions for staff working in health - 17 February 2005
The HSU asked both Labor and the Coalition for answers to a range of questions on industrial relations, OSH, workers compensation, and Public Sector redundancy and redeployment....    read more »

The parties respond to policy questions from the HSU - 14 February 2005
The WA Health Minister Jim McGinty and the Coalition's health spokesman Dan Sullivan have both responded to the HSU's questions on how they will improve healthcare if their party wins the election. ...    read more »

What the parties are offering in Western Australia: hospitals - 24 January 2005
Here is an outline of what the major parties are promising to do to improve hospitals:...    read more »

Campaign links page - 14 January 2005
If you want to find out more information about any aspect of the WA election or the major parties who are contesting it here are links to some websites you can visit....    read more »

Campaign message from Western Australian branch secretary Dan Hill - 21 December 2004
Western Australians are expected to go to the polls early next year.Read why HSU state secretary Dan Hill believes the election will be critical for everybody who work in health and for those who use health services....    read more »

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