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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 477 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE — CHILD HEALTH APPOINTMENTS

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

I refer to the answer provided to question without notice 452 asked on 18 May 2022 about child health appointments undertaken by community health nurses and the reference to the ''COVID-19 system alert red phase up until 16 May 2022'' and that the ''revised definition of 'close contacts' supported a return to usual one-step appointments''.

(1) In line with the decision to return to one-step appointments for child health checks, can the minister also advise whether the following are now being offered to families —

(a) face-to-face drop-in sessions;

(b) face-to-face parenting groups; and

(c) face-to-face child development service appointments?

(2) If no to (1)(a), (b) or (c), why not?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

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

(1) (a)–(b) No.

(c) All metropolitan child development service appointments are currently being provided via telehealth wherever it is clinically suitable. Components of services that are not clinically suitable for telehealth, such as physical assessments, continue to be provided in person.

(2) The Child and Adolescent Health Service continues to provide services in line with the red phase of the Western Australian COVID-19 framework for system alert and response. There is currently no change to services that are provided via telehealth or in person, only a change to the length of time that can be spent in an appointment that is occurring in person. This has enabled a return to the delivery of child health checks as a single, in-person appointment instead of the two-step process.