WA COUNTRY HEALTH
SERVICE — INVESTIGATION
988. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I ask this question on behalf of
Hon Martin Aldridge, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I
refer to media reports regarding an Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency investigation into Dr George Campbell Du Toit, who was contracted
as a medical consultant for WA Country Health Service in Albany from 2016 to
2020.
(1) Does WACHS or
the Department of Health currently have or intend to commence an investigation
into Dr Du Toit's tenure in Western Australia?
(2) Is the
minister aware of any complaints made against Dr Du Toit by colleagues,
patients or WACHS staff while he was practising in WA?
(3) Was the
Department of Health or WACHS aware of any allegations of medical negligence
against Dr Du Toit prior to his contract with WACHS?
(4) Why did WACHS choose not to
renew Dr Du Toit's contract in 2020?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I answer on behalf of the Leader of
the House. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question and
provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Health.
(1) WACHS has proactively
undertaken a review of the care provided by this individual.
(2) Yes. However, the Minister for
Health cannot divulge information relating to individual patient care.
(3) No.
(4) Reasons for not renewing
contracts are a matter between the employee and employer.