Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

They relate to a service in relation to cancer and oncology services in this electorate, and that is how it relates to the health insurance amendment bill 2010. Some of the funding in this bill, as I understand it, is provided for these services, including those to which the member for Dobell referred earlier. So it is entirely appropriate that this be addressed because the Liberal candidate for Robertson, Darren Jameson, in a press release said that he was disappointed to learn that the new cancer clinic at Gosford Hospital announced by the Prime Minister was not a priority, is at the bottom of the list and could be some years away from becoming a reality. To quote:

Like all residents on the Central Coast I—

Darren Jameson—

welcome any funding that is directed into health services in that local area and as such I fully support the announcement made by the Prime Minster in Gosford.

However, it’s unforgivable to give false hope to cancer suffers and the impression that this facility was about to be delivered, when in reality the announcement was yet just another photo opportunity for the Prime Minister and the Premier.

Mr Jameson goes on:

I now urgently call on the government for some direct action, to commence discussions with the Central Coast Radiotherapy Oncology Centre …

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