A visit by Premier Gladys Berejiklian sparked a protest outside Bradman Museum.
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Public Health First (PHF) tried to get answers from the Premier about the Bowral Hospital redevelopment when she visited the Highlands on June 6.
The group has written to both the Premier and Minister for Health Brad Hazzard.
PHF member Edna Carmichael said the group recently received a response from Mr Hazzard which directed them to speak to Bowral Hospital general manager Valerie Jovanovic about any further issues.
The group has also managed to secure a meeting with Wollondilly MP Jai Rowell next week.
The Clinical Services Plan (CSP) was made public after council submitted a GIPA request. Ms Carmichael said members of the group had found it to be less than satisfactory.
“Reading the document there’s hardly anything you can be happy with,” she said.
“Apart from a brand new building and 10 more beds, there’s basically nothing else that’s being offered.”
Ms Carmichael said their research had shown an ageing population would be one of the key healthcare issues over the coming years.
“Our projections are the ageing population from 70 to 85 over the next six or seven years here will increase by almost 90 per cent. What’s interesting to us is that there are no real services going to be delivered to look at that ageing population.”
One of the other issues in the CSP was the discrepancies between what the document said was needed and what had been announced under the $50 million redevelopment.
Ms Carmichael said the CSP projected the hospital would need 136 beds by 2026 but after the redevelopment would only have 104 beds.
Ms Carmichael said people in the Highlands needed to be more aware of how this redevelopment and possible privitisation could affect them.
“People in the Highlands [who] have private health cover perceive it’s not necessarily something that’s important. If someone has a dramatic health turn and they’re a private patient, they’re going to be sent to Liverpool or Campbelltown anyway because the private hospital is not set up to deal with high level medical issues. Most people don’t realise that.”
Ms Carmichael said all Highlanders needed to take an interest in this issue and encouraged them to write to Mr Rowell, Mr Hazzard or the Premier.