❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Health regarding the cost, patient numbers, information sharing, and total patients supported by the WA COVID care at home program, receiving detailed answers on program costs, patient statistics, and information sharing protocols.
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CORONAVIRUS — CARE AT HOME PROGRAM
288. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the COVID care at home
program.
(1) What is the
cost of the service provided by Calvary and Medibank to date and the expected
total cost?
(2) How many
positive COVID-19 patients are currently being supported by the COVID care at
home service as of today's date?
(3) How does the program integrate and share
information with the public health system and a patient's regular general practitioner?
(4) How many
patients has the program supported to date?
288. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the COVID care at home
program.
(1) What is the
cost of the service provided by Calvary and Medibank to date and the expected
total cost?
(2) How many
positive COVID-19 patients are currently being supported by the COVID care at
home service as of today's date?
(3) How does the program integrate and share
information with the public health system and a patient's regular general practitioner?
(4) How many
patients has the program supported to date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The cost of Western Australia's COVID care
at home for the first month of the program to 28 February 2022 is $281 998.27
including GST. The estimated contract cost of the program is $39 600 000
including GST over two years, noting that this cost is dependent upon the
number of patients who access the service.
(2) As of 9.00 am
on Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 777 patients are currently being monitored by WA
COVID care at home.
(3) The program shares patient information with the
patient's consent, with their general practitioner or specialist should they require anti-viral medications in addition to when they are
discharged from the program. Patients are encouraged to advise their GP or
specialist should they be diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. For patients who are referred for escalation to the
hospital setting, Calvary–Medibank completes an iSoBAR— identify-situation-observations-background-agreed
plan-read back—form to ensure a streamlined, linked clinical handover
process with the relevant hospital service provider.
(4) As of 9.00 am on 4 April 2022, a total of 2 406
patients have been monitored by WA COVID care at home.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The cost of Western Australia's COVID care
at home for the first month of the program to 28 February 2022 is $281 998.27
including GST. The estimated contract cost of the program is $39 600 000
including GST over two years, noting that this cost is dependent upon the
number of patients who access the service.
(2) As of 9.00 am
on Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 777 patients are currently being monitored by WA
COVID care at home.
(3) The program shares patient information with the
patient's consent, with their general practitioner or specialist should they require anti-viral medications in addition to when they are
discharged from the program. Patients are encouraged to advise their GP or
specialist should they be diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. For patients who are referred for escalation to the
hospital setting, Calvary–Medibank completes an iSoBAR— identify-situation-observations-background-agreed
plan-read back—form to ensure a streamlined, linked clinical handover
process with the relevant hospital service provider.
(4) As of 9.00 am on 4 April 2022, a total of 2 406
patients have been monitored by WA COVID care at home.
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