CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
HEALTH SERVICE — CHILD HEALTH APPOINTMENTS
452. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Child and Adolescent
Health Service and child health appointments undertaken by community health
nurses.
(1) Can the
minister advise whether all child health appointments are still being delivered
via telehealth?
(2) If yes to
(1), are parents provided with any choice to access appointments face to face,
rather than via telehealth?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) In line with
the COVID-19 system alert red phase up until 16 May 2022, child health
appointments were being delivered by a two-step
process. The first part of the appointment was completed by phone and covered
all components of the check apart from a physical assessment. The second part
of the appointment—physical
assessment—was face to face, either at home or at a clinic. The revised
definition of ''close contacts'' supported a return to
usual one-step appointments.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.