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The Age newspaper reported on 17 September that The Alfred is considering restricting the number of lung transplants it performs due to budgetary constraints.
If there is one issue our Trust should take a stand on it is this one.
As we all know, transplant is lifesaving surgery and the suggested reduction in the lung transplant program will mean likely premature death for some of those on the waiting list. In addition, it will also have an adverse impact on donor rates which defeats the purpose of recent government expenditure and advertising that has gone into this great initiative.
The Trust is deeply disturbed by this report and is considering how best to address the issue with The Alfred and various government stakeholders.
The Committee urges all members to take up this fight with their State government representative.
We would also encourage letters be sent to the following recipients:
Minister for Health
The Hon. David Davis, MLC
GPO Box 4057
Melbourne
Victoria 3001
david.davis@parliament.vic.gov.au
The Hon. David Davis, MLC
GPO Box 4057
Melbourne
Victoria 3001
david.davis@parliament.vic.gov.au
Premier of Victoria
The Hon. Ted Baillieu, MP
Office of the Premier
1 Treasury Place
GPO Box 4912V V
Melbourne
Victoria 3002
ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au
The Hon. Ted Baillieu, MP
Office of the Premier
1 Treasury Place
GPO Box 4912V V
Melbourne
Victoria 3002
ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au
Members may wish to use the following wording to help their drafting.
Can you spare 15 minutes for me.... please? My life depends on it.
EDITED: - I've created my own versions of the protest letters to make them much easier to copy and paste
Alfred (feel free to delete the HLTTV member details first)
30 comments:
Will do Cam. Will spread the word too. Thanks for keeping us informed. Nic x
Yes, same here. Will absolutely do. Dreadful news...
Gosh, I hope they reverse this decision. This is dreadful news!
Will do. Bloody amazing.
Will do too Cam, appalling!
Darling Cam have emailed the letters plus done a post on my Facebook asking people to send emails etc ...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719392447
Please let's know what else people can do to assist this erasing this bureacratic stupidity.
Stay Strong Darlingheart ♥
Done, Cam. I'm an Argentinean living in the States (so I hope my protest is heard) who always reads but never comments. Keep us posted, please.
I meant "I hope my protest is also heard, even though I don't live in Australia" kind of thing :)
3 emails sent!!
xxx
Done x
Thats so sad to hear and yet billions of government $$ are spent on unnessassary things like submarines http://www.theage.com.au/national/new-submarine-fleet-to-cost-36-billion-20091029-hnp6.html and our health system goes down the toilet. Emails sent!!
Done. 3 emails sent. Hope they receive a zillion emails today, so it makes them bloody listen.
xx
Hi Cam..I've just downloaded your letters and will send them off today. We'll do our best to get your lungs! Hang in there!
Getting onto this now, lovely ... will scream my lungs out (so to speak)
all done xxx
Done! just wandering up to the post box now!
x G
Thanks for writing those sample letters for us. I had a look at the ones the organisation had provided and was a bit overwhelmed by how to personalise them. But now I can send off a whole batch easily. Thankyou for helping us help you.
Done. xx
Three emails sent and the link shared on my facebook. Fingers crossed.
Very shocked to read the article in The Age today, and I thought of you and immediately headed to your blog. So glad to see that you are pointing us in the right direction to help. I can't imagine how furious you feel. Well, I sort of can, as my baby daughter had a liver transplant in 2004 and if they had done this to the liver transplantation program, I'd have been doing exactly what you're doing. You will have many people standing shoulder to shoulder with you, Cam. Australians overwhelmingly support organ donation. <3
done xoxoxo
will do Cam, this is appalling
This is terrible. :( I found your page after a friend shared your link with me. I have sent 3 emails tonight. All the best as you fight a big fight for life.
All done ! I have sent links to all my family and I have a BIG family .
Thanks for the sample letters. I'll send off the emails tomorrow. All the best Rachel
Done, Cam. The least that I can do.
DONE and sent.
Icon on blog and let me know if there is anything else...
Unbelievable that a government would even consider such action! You've made it too easy for us to help. I have emailed all 3 too. Fingers crossed that our voices will be heard. xx
Hi Cam,
I have sent a letter of protest! Two very dear people close to my heart have been long term Alfred lung recipient/patients. One sadly no longer with us, the other is my mum. I am thinking of you. Madeleine xo
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