New health figures show Hunter New England's public hospitals are the most complained about in the state.
Public Hospitals in the Hunter recorded an 80 per cent jump in complaints between 2006 and 2012.
Public Hospitals in the Hunter recorded an 80 per cent jump in complaints between 2006 and 2012.
Hunter New England Health received an average of five complaints a day in 2011 and 2012.
Shadow Health Minister Andrew MacDonald says the Hunter Health service is woefully overstretched.