Mr Barron-Sullivan asks if the Minister for Health will implement the Auditor General's report recommendations. Mr McGinty commits to implementing nationally accepted guidelines for elective surgery reporting to allow for comparison with other states.

AnsweredQoN 377Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 June 2004
Portfolio
Health

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I have a supplementary question. Will the minister implement the recommendations of the Auditor General’s report? Mr J.A. McGINTY

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We will implement what are nationally accepted and prescribed guidelines for the way in which matters relating to elective surgery - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The member for Mitchell should listen to what I am saying. So that we can compare Western Australia’s performance with that of the other States, there are national guidelines and rules for the way these matters are reported. We will implement those national standards.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: We will implement what are nationally accepted and prescribed guidelines for the way in which matters relating to elective surgery - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The member for Mitchell should listen to what I am saying. So that we can compare Western Australia’s performance with that of the other States, there are national guidelines and rules for the way these matters are reported. We will implement those national standards.
We will implement what are nationally accepted and prescribed guidelines for the way in which matters relating to elective surgery - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The member for Mitchell should listen to what I am saying. So that we can compare Western Australia’s performance with that of the other States, there are national guidelines and rules for the way these matters are reported. We will implement those national standards.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The member for Mitchell should listen to what I am saying. So that we can compare Western Australia’s performance with that of the other States, there are national guidelines and rules for the way these matters are reported. We will implement those national standards.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: The member for Mitchell should listen to what I am saying. So that we can compare Western Australia’s performance with that of the other States, there are national guidelines and rules for the way these matters are reported. We will implement those national standards.

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