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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 711 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2018 by Hon Donna Faragher

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S HEALTH STRATEGY

711. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to the draft Western Australian women's health strategy 2018–2023.

(1) Has the consultation on the draft strategy been completed; and, if yes, when; and, if not, when will it be completed?

(2) Will the minister list the stakeholders who have provided feedback on the draft strategy; and, if not, why not?

(3) When will the final strategy be publicly released?

Hon ALANNA CLOHESY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) Initial consultation on the first draft developed by the Women and Newborn Health Service commenced with key stakeholders such as the women's community health organisations, sexual assault resource centres and the peak organisation for women's health in August 2017. This was followed by a period of public consultation between 16 November and 8 December. Statewide policies are developed and released by the Department of Health as the system manager. The Department of Health is undertaking further consultation. An overview of stakeholder engagement will be released once consultation is finalised. Further to the extra work being undertaken by Department of Health, it is understood that a whole-of-government approach to women's policy is proposed to empower all women and girls, including developing a long-term plan to address gender equity and the importance of the status of women. It is intended that a new women's health strategy should be broadly aligned with, and be informed by, this larger body of work to be undertaken. A public release date has not been scheduled.