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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 2242 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 June 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 2989- View tabled paper


Question

I refer to the ABC News online article of 4 January 2019 entitled "Elderly woman forced to lie on floor of Geraldton Regional Hospital due to lack of beds", and I ask:
(a) did the Minister meet with the Acting Director General of Health and CEO of the WA Country Health Service as the Minister quoted in this article suggesting as a matter of urgency and, if so, what was the date of the meeting;
(b) will the Minister please table any briefing material that was provided to the Minister in relation to this incident;
(c) was an investigation or review undertaken by the WA Country Health Service or Department of Health as suggested in the article and, if so, will the Minister please table the report arising from such an inquiry; and
(d) in light of this incident, the number of Code Yellow declarations made by the hospital in recent months and the Minister's recent answer to Legislative Council question without notice 534, will the Minister now fast track an Urgent Care Clinic as committed by the Labor Party at the last State election in Geraldton?

Answered on 3 September 2019

I am advised:

(a) Yes. 10 January 2019.

(b) Please see tabled paper no.

(c) An investigation was undertaken by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) as suggested in the article. A briefing note was provided to the WACHS Chief Executive on 29 January 2019. The report included a range of strategies for implementation to ensure that an incident of this type will not re-occur. Please see tabled paper no.

(d) Work is underway to progress regional Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) models. An assessment of population need and regional capacity, including consultation with general practice, will help determine the best UCC model for each regional area.