PHOTO: Distance continues to be a major health hurdle for Cobar
Cobar mayor Jarrod Marsden told an inquiry into state health he’s heard “horror stories” of local patients after being flown in to Dubbo for emergency treatment.
Mr Marsden and Cobar Shire’s Director of Corporate and Community Service, Kylie Smith, joined the inquiry in Broken Hill via video link Wednesday afternoon on 22 May to speak at a hearing for the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding, which is reviewing how NSW funds health services.
Mr Marsden said community members have approached him describing a “tyranny of distance” for relatives trying to get home after being transferred to Dubbo for treatment…