Government takes down ad offering empty hospital wards to TV and movie companies

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The NSW health minister is forced to intervene after empty wards at a Sydney hospital were offered for hire to TV and movie companies as filming locations.

abc.net.au/news/empty-nsw-hospitals-wards-advertised-for-tv-and-movies/101725756The NSW health minister has been forced to intervene after empty wards at Campbelltown Hospital, in Sydney's south-west, were offered for hire to TV and movie companies as filming locations.

"I don't think that's appropriate but I'm also not going to do what Labor's doing which is bagging staff trying to be innovative. "As part of the redevelopment, some hospital areas are not yet commissioned and older sections are undergoing refurbishment and are presently unsuitable for clinical and/or patient use."

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. . ABSOLUTE LIES To suggest an 'innovative staff member' released an EOI tender for a hospital ward without management knowing... ABSOLUTE RUBBISH The ABC should be embarrassed printing it. The key issue is that empty wards in hospitals are denies ppl healthcare.

well its pretty clear the hospitals are completely fucking useless why not film a scat porno in there along with another ad for the

I'd like to know which hospital wards are empty

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In the meantime hundreds of flood victims and homeless people including children are sleeping rough ...how about turning the space into accommodation and medical help for people in crisis ? How do these people keep their well paid jobs in the government ?

Can we finally rest our case about Covid?

How does a lone lowly staffer get as far as creating an ad NOT get approval from someone higher up ... don't blame the little people for govt fuck ups.

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