❓ Mr. Board questions the Minister for Health on funding for the Reid report implementation, specifically regarding a potential doubling of the capital works budget. The Minister acknowledges the analysis is broadly correct but avoids guaranteeing a substantial increase, citing a phased approach and ongoing feedback gathering.
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I refer the minister to his endorsement of the Reid report, which will incur capital costs of $1.7 billion over the next 12 years. (1) Is the minister aware that the current rate of capital works expenditure will already be approximately $1.6 billion over the next 12 years, excluding the implementation of the Reid report recommendation? (2) If so, can the minister guarantee that there will be almost a doubling of the capital works budget for the health care system, at least over the term of the present Government? (3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(1) Is the minister aware that the current rate of capital works expenditure will already be approximately $1.6 billion over the next 12 years, excluding the implementation of the Reid report recommendation? (2) If so, can the minister guarantee that there will be almost a doubling of the capital works budget for the health care system, at least over the term of the present Government? (3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(2) If so, can the minister guarantee that there will be almost a doubling of the capital works budget for the health care system, at least over the term of the present Government? (3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(1) Is the minister aware that the current rate of capital works expenditure will already be approximately $1.6 billion over the next 12 years, excluding the implementation of the Reid report recommendation? (2) If so, can the minister guarantee that there will be almost a doubling of the capital works budget for the health care system, at least over the term of the present Government? (3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(2) If so, can the minister guarantee that there will be almost a doubling of the capital works budget for the health care system, at least over the term of the present Government? (3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(3) Will the minister guarantee to the House a substantial increase in the capital works budget for the health care system this year and in subsequent forward estimates? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
(1)-(3) The member’s analysis is, broadly speaking, correct. Currently, approximately $100 million a year is spent on capital works in the health care system; that is, maintaining the buildings and equipment. The Reid recommendations, which have been quantified at $1.7 billion, are for works in addition to the - Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: Will we see a substantial increase this year in capital works? Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: We have been very keen on making sure that we get the plan and the vision out there to get the reaction to it. Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: You have the plan, but we want to see some action. Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: The Government has the plan, and we will need to work through the details of the implementation of that plan in the light of the feedback we receive. As I indicated when I tabled the report earlier, I was very pleased at the level of broadly based support for the need to do something significant with our health care system. We always envisaged that it would be done in two phases. First of all, we will get the feedback on the vision and the plan and look at ways in which it can be adjusted, and then give consideration to the way in which the issue - Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr M.F. Board: We will be expecting a very large capital works budget this year, based on that. Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: It is good that the Opposition is expecting that. The Government intends, firstly, to get the vision and the plan out, and then come later to look at the question of implementation. An implementation program is laid down in the Reid report. By the end of May the implementation plan will be developed, and then two major decisions will be taken by the end of this year. The first decision is the collocation of Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the second is the site for the southern tertiary hospital, both of which we have indicated will be done by the end of this year. The answer to the question of the member for Murdoch is that it is being done in stages, but certainly the health care system in Western Australia can look forward to a healthy injection of funds in the years ahead.
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