Jack Chambers
speaker
860 appearances
5 recordings
3 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 10 Sep
Jack Chambers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Well, look, we don't comment on what's discussed at Cabinet.
I've discussed it with her myself.
And what I would say is, though... But you can tell us what you discussed with hers, then.
Well, I absolutely can.
And, like, we're at one on... Like, we've constantly, like with Maria Sherlock there, again, referencing more funding.
But myself and the Minister of Health are clear that the only way we're going to see...
improved outputs in our health system is as much focus on reform and productivity.
For example, in the public-only consultant contract, only 11% are rostered for Saturdays, only 37% are rostered for evenings.
So the wider issue of compliance with the public-only consultant contract is critical to deliver a more efficient, productive public health system.
And while it's not a case of constant discussion of everyone wanting more, how do we ensure that those who've signed up to the contract
are working across the day.
And I acknowledge the work across many of the hospital groups in doing that.
But we need to ensure that we've better implementation of the contract, including with the Rotunda Hospital.
There isn't because doctors here have signed up to a public only contract.
And what we want, the health system we're striving to build is one that has equity of access and increased recruitment of senior decision makers on site so that people get that better and more optimum care at the point of entry.
And when you look at the number of consultants, for example, in obstetrics, it's gone from 161 in 2019 to 236 in 2026, a 46% increase.
So we're actually increasing the number of senior clinical decision makers.
And we want to ensure that they're there to deliver public health care in our public maternity hospitals.
And that's why the ensuring that we resource, fund and support the recruitment of public only consultant doctors so that we build trust within that is critical.
And also that we've equity of access across our public maternity hospitals is critical as well.
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