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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 627 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 9 September 2020 by Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


AMBULANCE RAMPING
      627. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I refer to ambulance ramping statistics provided by St Johns, statistics that the Premier's government no longer provides to the people of Western Australia.
      (1) Can the Premier confirm that ambulance ramping statistics for the month of August are the third highest on record?
      (2) Can the Premier confirm that the three worst months of ambulance ramping in the state's history have occurred under his government and all within the last 18 months?
Mr M. McGOWAN replied:
      (1)–(2) I can confirm that we have the best hospitals and the best emergency departments in the country, and that when the surveys are done, Western Australia's emergency departments are the best in Australia in terms of their performance and efficiency. If the member wants further details on the specifics around these matters, I urge him to ask the Minister for Health, who is currently sitting opposite him, and make sure that he brings any questions to his attention. Yesterday, I was in the member for Dawesville's electorate again, and I must say that people down there are very appreciative of our hardworking health professionals. We have a hardworking health professional running for the electorate of Dawesville, Lisa Munday, an ambulance officer, who is a terrific person who understands our health system and has a deeper appreciation, one might say, than the shadow Minister for Health.