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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 580 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 18 October 2022 by Ms L. Mettam

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS

580. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:

I have a supplementary question. Can the minister give an assurance that this political filibustering will not have an impact on patient care or cause further industrial action?

Ms A. SANDERSON replied:

Do you support ratios? I notice you have not supported ratios.

Several members interjected.

Ms A. SANDERSON: I notice that the member for Vasse has not supported ratios. She has not supported ratios.

Ms M.J. Davies: Do your job and answer the question.

Ms A. SANDERSON: From an opposition leader who leads a team in palliative care, that is pretty embarrassing. There is an opposition of six people over there. You do your job. It is terrible. It is embarrassing.

We have made a historic commitment to the ANF for what it has been seeking for more than 20 years in our health system, and that is nurse-to-patient ratios. We are genuine in that commitment and we urge the ANF to come back to the table and negotiate.