URGENT
CARE CLINICS — DATA COLLECTION
796. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's urgent care clinic
trial and question on notice 463, answered on 22 February 2022.
(1) Has the
government finalised the end-of-pilot analysis and report that was due to be
completed in the fourth quarter of 2021?
(2) If no to (1), what date is this report expected to be
finalised?
(3) If yes to (1), will the minister please table the report?
(4) What
progress has the government made on its election commitment to deliver urgent
care clinics in Geraldton, the Pilbara, Albany, the Kimberley and Kalgoorlie?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Yes. The government has finalised the evaluation of the
general practitioner urgent care network pilot.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) No. The government is yet to consider the analysis and
findings of the report.
(4) The
McGowan government delivered on its 2017 urgent care clinics election
commitment through the implementation of the GPUC network pilot in the
metropolitan area as well as in Peel, Bunbury, Busselton and Collie–Preston,
as named regional areas to the commitment. Opportunities to address other
regional area needs will continue to be developed based on ongoing strategic
alignment with the sustainable health review and further health planning
activities, including the emergency access response program.