Hon Peter Collier asks about changes to medical induction processes in WA prisons following a recommendation regarding hearing impairment identification. The Minister states no changes were made, as the recommendation stemmed from a NSW inquest and the identified shortfalls don't exist in WA.

AnsweredQoN 1550Legislative Council
Asked
26 November 2024
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL
SERVICES REPORT — PEOPLE IN CUSTODY WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT
1550. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to recommendation 1 of the
report by the Inspector of Custodial Services titled People in custody with
a hearing impairment that states the department should ''consider
changes to medical induction processes to improve identification of chronic
middle ear infections in at-risk populations.''
(1) Have any
changes to medical induction processes been made; and, if so, what are those
changes and when were they made?
(2) If not, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) Recommendation
1 relates to the findings from the inquest into the death of ''Mootijah''
Shillingsworth in New South Wales. The WA Department of Justice considered the
findings and yielded no identifiable improvements for implementation by the
department as most of the issues were specific to shortfalls identified in the
NSW processes. These shortfalls are not present in WA.

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