00:02A call to action and a frightening outlook for the state's hospital system.
00:06The truth is we need your support. It is only going to be through a greater degree of awareness at
00:12the federal level that this is now at emergency levels that we will start to see a response that is
00:17remotely in proportion.
00:19Unions, professional bodies and advocacy groups briefed on what the state government is calling the federal aged care crisis.
00:25Modelling showing the system crunch is set to go from bad to worse.
00:30Last month there were 502 hospital patients awaiting aged care placement.
00:34That number to reach nearly 700 by October next year if nothing is done.
00:39Potentially pushing ramping hours to a record 7,000 hours a month and leaving one in two emergency ambulance call
00:46outs waiting too long.
00:48We do not need our hospitals to become aged care homes.
00:51Federal aged care minister Sam Ray wasn't able to attend, only invited in recent days.
00:57It didn't stop the government from saving him a seat and taking aim.
01:01We're throwing the kitchen sink at him and we are not getting a degree of reciprocity from the Commonwealth to
01:08be able to meet the need.
01:09The federal government says it's making record investments to ensure patients can leave hospitals sooner and its aged care spending
01:16is on track to exceed $50 billion annually.
01:20With no federal MP in the room to hear from those at the coalface of this crisis, the point of
01:24today's talks was more about sounding the alarm with the public and making clear if these forecasts do come to
01:30fruition, the federal government should wear the blame.
01:33But whether that will wash with voters is another matter.
01:36Let's remember the Malanalsis government was elected originally on the promise of fixing ambulance ramping.
01:42Ambulance ramping has got far, far worse.
01:44Simply getting around the table and gas bagging about it isn't actually going to deliver results.
01:50More talks to come. The state and federal governments will meet in Canberra later this month.
01:54Moving in here at the bottom expectation.
01:54Let's go and talk to community managers.
01:55If I look at this table from asking numbers, you have to reach a different level of computer cockpit planes
01:56or Sí湖, say it's huge.
01:56Better to speak even if I do not accept any more character design again thanks to your computer, I said
01:56it's good for you.
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