KALGOORLIE HEALTH CAMPUS — MRI MACHINE
1088. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Robin Scott, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the MRI machine at
Kalgoorlie.
(1) Has a decision been made whether the WA Country
Health Service itself will be operating the MRI machine or whether the
government is considering contracting out those operations?
(2) If it is to
be contracted out, will it go out to tender; and, if so, when?
(3) If those
contracts will be going out to tender, will the government be looking closely
at the poor industry reputation of some private contractors?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The
goldfields WA Country Health Service will be operating the MRI machine as part
of the scanning services available through the medical imaging department.
(2) WACHS is
developing a tender for medical imaging reporting and, for goldfields only, MRI
technologist services. The tender is expected to go to market in mid-2021.
(3) Tendering processes
are managed in accordance with State Supply Commission policies and guidelines
through the Department of Finance.