“NSW health spokesman Walt Secord claims nurse-led medical centres are a proven cure for overcrowded emergency departments.”
AAP FactCheck rated this: Mostly false - Mostly false with one minor element of truth.
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“NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard claims the number of patients attending emergency in NSW hospitals has risen 42 per cent since 2010 and the percentage of serious cases has also increased.”
AAP FactCheck rated this: Mostly False - Mostly false with one minor element of truth.
“Health Minister Brad Hazzard claims NSW beats all the other states and territories in delivering on-time elective surgery, a measure which the AMA NSW believes is limited and does not provide a true picture.”
AAP FactCheck rated this: True - The checkable claims are all true.
“Labor's proposal is to dismantle offshore detention [and will] essentially give the ability for two doctors — as has been pointed out, doctors including Dr Brown, Bob Brown, and Dr Richard Di Natale — potentially can provide the advice.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Drawing a long bow
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dutton is drawing a long bow. According to the proposals, in order to be able to advise on the transfer of refugees to Australia for medical treatment, a doctor would first need to be registered — neither Mr Brown no…
“The Victorian Liberals cut a billion dollars from health when they were last in office.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Wrong
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Ms Hennessy is wrong. Under the Coalition, health spending grew from $7.4 billion in 2009-10 to $8.7 billion in 2014-15. The average annual increase over the five years was $264 million, while the cumulative extra spend…
“[The proposed changes to Queensland's abortion laws] would be some of the most radical and extreme legislation of abortions in the world, and it would allow, effectively … unrestricted abortions beyond 22 weeks.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Baseless
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Senator Canavan's claim is baseless. Experts told Fact Check that the bill before Parliament contained clear restrictions on abortions after 22 weeks' gestation. While abortions would be available on request up to 22 we…
“We are spending record amounts on hospitals, we are spending record amounts on health.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Fair call
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Turnbull's claim is a fair call. Spending on health was higher in 2016-17 than in any other year since at least 1985-86. The final budget outcome is not yet available for 2017-18, but on the most recent estimate spen…
“Your chances of getting the flu after a vaccination are only decreased by 1 to 2 per cent”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Misleading
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Professor Del Mar's claim is misleading. The source of Professor Del Mar's claim is a systematic review of studies measuring the efficacy of flu vaccine in preventing the flu in healthy adults. That review found the flu…
“CONFIRMED: Covid vaccines are linked to an increase in heart, brain, and blood disorders.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: Missing context
“Today, on the CDC’s website right now, they list the 10 top advances — the 10 greatest advances in medical science. And one of them is abortion.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The CDC's list of the top 10 public health achievements, which appears in an agency journal article, does not include abortion as a main entry.