❓ The Minister for Health reports on health services provided during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011, including patient statistics and support for homeless individuals, highlighting the event's smooth operation and positive feedback.
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COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2011 — HEALTH SERVICES
Now that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, can the minister please brief the house on how the state government’s plans to look after the health of our visitors, as well as the local community, fared during the CHOGM period? Dr K.D. HAMES
Now that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, can the minister please brief the house on how the state government’s plans to look after the health of our visitors, as well as the local community, fared during the CHOGM period? Dr K.D. HAMES
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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, as we all know, went extraordinarily smoothly. We on this side are very proud of the way the state performed, both our Premier and our government, but more particularly all the volunteers who were involved in assisting to manage the CHOGM event, and of course worked well with the commonwealth to make sure it was an event of which we could all be proud. I have to say I received a huge number of complimentary remarks about the service, as I am sure many people in this house did. We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, as we all know, went extraordinarily smoothly. We on this side are very proud of the way the state performed, both our Premier and our government, but more particularly all the volunteers who were involved in assisting to manage the CHOGM event, and of course worked well with the commonwealth to make sure it was an event of which we could all be proud. I have to say I received a huge number of complimentary remarks about the service, as I am sure many people in this house did. We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, as we all know, went extraordinarily smoothly. We on this side are very proud of the way the state performed, both our Premier and our government, but more particularly all the volunteers who were involved in assisting to manage the CHOGM event, and of course worked well with the commonwealth to make sure it was an event of which we could all be proud. I have to say I received a huge number of complimentary remarks about the service, as I am sure many people in this house did. We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, as we all know, went extraordinarily smoothly. We on this side are very proud of the way the state performed, both our Premier and our government, but more particularly all the volunteers who were involved in assisting to manage the CHOGM event, and of course worked well with the commonwealth to make sure it was an event of which we could all be proud. I have to say I received a huge number of complimentary remarks about the service, as I am sure many people in this house did. We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, as we all know, went extraordinarily smoothly. We on this side are very proud of the way the state performed, both our Premier and our government, but more particularly all the volunteers who were involved in assisting to manage the CHOGM event, and of course worked well with the commonwealth to make sure it was an event of which we could all be proud. I have to say I received a huge number of complimentary remarks about the service, as I am sure many people in this house did. We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
We provided some additional health services, as we all know. Fortunately, the Queen did not need to use her special room at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and now that those upgrades have been put in place, those facilities are of course available to all Western Australians to use. We had some patients as a result of CHOGM. Ninety-eight patients were seen by the health team—50 of those were Australians, 26 were from African nations, seven were from Asian nations, six were from Oceanic nations and nine were from the United Kingdom, the Americas and the Caribbean. Of those 98 patients, 27 presented with injuries, 10 with gastrointestinal issues—it is very pleasing as the Minister for Health that only 10 people sought assistance for gastro during that time; I think it is a good reflection on our restaurants—and six with other medical issues. There was also an after-hours GP service at Royal Perth Hospital. Twenty-six patients used that service. The good thing was that everyone was not only happy but also healthy, and it went very smoothly. As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
As to the other component of the question about the homeless and the services provided to them, the state government provided $125 000 to assist in providing accommodation. A range of people were involved in that from the Department of Housing and the Department for Child Protection, but mostly from non-government organisations. I want to thank those who did that extra work including UnitingCare West, Ruah Community Services, St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, St Bartholomew’s House, the Salvation Army, Foundation Housing Ltd, 55 Central—I have to say I do not know what that is—and UnitingCare West’s Tranby Day Centre in Aberdeen Street. I do not know about the former groups, but the Tranby Day Centre had on average 15 to 20 people each evening to provide additional services. A much larger number—about 200 to 350 people—availed themselves of extra food that was provided. There were no complaints; it all went very smoothly. Of course the key now is to make sure we do not say, “The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over, we can forget about those”, but that we make sure we keep working together to provide people who want accommodation with somewhere to stay.
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