❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the planned closure of obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital, inquiring about the timeline, alternative locations, resource allocation, and catchment area. The response outlines the rationale for the closure, transfer plans, and resource considerations.
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(b) for how many years have there been obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital; (c) how many infants have been born at Osborne Park Hospital in each of the past ten years; (d) when will obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital cease; (e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(c) how many infants have been born at Osborne Park Hospital in each of the past ten years; (d) when will obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital cease; (e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(d) when will obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital cease; (e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(a) The role of Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) is to change as recommended in the Reid report of 2003 to a dedicated specialist hospital with a focus on aged care, mental health and rehabilitation along with planned overnight and same day surgery. This recommendation is also in alignment with the recommendations of the WA Statewide Obstetric Services Review of April 2003 which indicated that the Perth metropolitan area should only provide a limited number secondary obstetric units in order to sustain a safe, quality, efficient and effective public obstetric service. According to the Clinical Services Framework, these units will be located at each of the four general hospitals, along with Fiona Stanley Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital. (b) Obstetric services have been available at OPH since the hospital opened in 1962; (c) The number of infants born in the last 10 years have been reasonably steady; 1995/96 1497 1996/97 1572 1997/98 1499 1998/99 1524 1999/00 1380 2000/01 1515 2001/02 1374 2002/03 1386 2003/04 1372 2004/05 1530 (d) Obstetric services at OPH are scheduled to be relocated by 2010/2011 as per the Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015; (e) Obstetric services will be transferred as clinically appropriate to Joondalup Health Campus, Swan District and King Edward Memorial Hospitals; (f) A transition plan is to be developed within the North Metropolitan Area Health Service to ensure that Maternity services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital will be available at the alternative locations; (g) Resourcing matters including a comprehensive workforce plan will be addressed as part of the transition plan; and (h) Availability of public obstetric services at particular sites is not limited to defined catchment areas.
(c) how many infants have been born at Osborne Park Hospital in each of the past ten years; (d) when will obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital cease; (e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(d) when will obstetric services at Osborne Park Hospital cease; (e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(e) where will patients seeking obstetric services in the suburbs around Osborne Park Hospital be redirected; (f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(f) will all maternity and obstetrics services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital be available at the new locations; (g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(g) how will the hospitals that take on patients from Osborne Park Hospital be resourced to handle the additional obstetrics patients they will receive; and (h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(h) what is Osborne Park Hospital’s current catchment area for obstetric services?
(a) The role of Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) is to change as recommended in the Reid report of 2003 to a dedicated specialist hospital with a focus on aged care, mental health and rehabilitation along with planned overnight and same day surgery. This recommendation is also in alignment with the recommendations of the WA Statewide Obstetric Services Review of April 2003 which indicated that the Perth metropolitan area should only provide a limited number secondary obstetric units in order to sustain a safe, quality, efficient and effective public obstetric service. According to the Clinical Services Framework, these units will be located at each of the four general hospitals, along with Fiona Stanley Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital. (b) Obstetric services have been available at OPH since the hospital opened in 1962; (c) The number of infants born in the last 10 years have been reasonably steady; 1995/96 1497 1996/97 1572 1997/98 1499 1998/99 1524 1999/00 1380 2000/01 1515 2001/02 1374 2002/03 1386 2003/04 1372 2004/05 1530 (d) Obstetric services at OPH are scheduled to be relocated by 2010/2011 as per the Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015; (e) Obstetric services will be transferred as clinically appropriate to Joondalup Health Campus, Swan District and King Edward Memorial Hospitals; (f) A transition plan is to be developed within the North Metropolitan Area Health Service to ensure that Maternity services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital will be available at the alternative locations; (g) Resourcing matters including a comprehensive workforce plan will be addressed as part of the transition plan; and (h) Availability of public obstetric services at particular sites is not limited to defined catchment areas.
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Answered
8 November 2005
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
(a) The role of Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) is to change as recommended in the Reid report of 2003 to a dedicated specialist hospital with a focus on aged care, mental health and rehabilitation along with planned overnight and same day surgery. This recommendation is also in alignment with the recommendations of the WA Statewide Obstetric Services Review of April 2003 which indicated that the Perth metropolitan area should only provide a limited number secondary obstetric units in order to sustain a safe, quality, efficient and effective public obstetric service. According to the Clinical Services Framework, these units will be located at each of the four general hospitals, along with Fiona Stanley Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital. (b) Obstetric services have been available at OPH since the hospital opened in 1962; (c) The number of infants born in the last 10 years have been reasonably steady; 1995/96 1497 1996/97 1572 1997/98 1499 1998/99 1524 1999/00 1380 2000/01 1515 2001/02 1374 2002/03 1386 2003/04 1372 2004/05 1530 (d) Obstetric services at OPH are scheduled to be relocated by 2010/2011 as per the Clinical Services Framework 2005-2015; (e) Obstetric services will be transferred as clinically appropriate to Joondalup Health Campus, Swan District and King Edward Memorial Hospitals; (f) A transition plan is to be developed within the North Metropolitan Area Health Service to ensure that Maternity services currently provided at Osborne Park Hospital will be available at the alternative locations; (g) Resourcing matters including a comprehensive workforce plan will be addressed as part of the transition plan; and (h) Availability of public obstetric services at particular sites is not limited to defined catchment areas.
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