Nicki Scholes-Robertson speaks at the Tamworth upper house health inquiry

Andrew Messenger
February 11 2021 - 10:19am
Mrs Scholes-Robertson addresses the audience on in Armidale on Australia Day
Mrs Scholes-Robertson addresses the audience on in Armidale on Australia Day

Dialysis patients are spending thousands of dollars just to attend surgery, while many others have driven hundreds of kilometres while so sick from blood purification they constantly vomit on themselves, or face chemically-induced sudden-onset fatigue, a local advocate has said.

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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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