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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 51 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 February 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

51. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to the metropolitan Child Development Service and its website that currently refers to service changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the statement that ''most appointments may be provided by telehealth—over the phone or by video call''.

(1) Have all services and appointments provided by the service been impacted by the service changes?

(2) If no to (1), which services and appointments have been impacted?

(3) Can the minister advise when these service changes came into effect?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(2) All metropolitan Child Development Service appointments are being provided via telehealth whenever it is clinically suitable. Components of services that are not clinically suitable for telehealth, for example a hearing test, continue to be provided in person with COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies in place.

(3) They came into effect on 31 January 2022. This is in line with the Chief Health Officer's directive for outpatient services to be delivered via telehealth from that date unless there is a critical reason why the person needs to physically attend.