Glen Innes tragedy proves the need for a permanent doctor fix says Mayor Carol Sparks, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall

Andrew Messenger
October 24 2020 - 12:00pm
TIMES UP: Mayor Carol Sparks said the August incident where a woman died after attending Glen Innes hospital when it didn't have a doctor booked was a tragedy. Photo: Tony Grant
TIMES UP: Mayor Carol Sparks said the August incident where a woman died after attending Glen Innes hospital when it didn't have a doctor booked was a tragedy. Photo: Tony Grant

Local politicians have used a horror incident at a small town hospital to argue for an end to an over-reliance on locum doctors.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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