A parliamentary question regarding the treatment and rights of acquired brain injury patients at Graylands Hospital, including access to legal guardians, official visitors, and alternative accommodation. The Minister requested the question be placed on notice due to insufficient data.

AnsweredQoN 431Legislative Council
Asked
13 June 2006
Portfolio
Health

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GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL - PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES
(1) How many patients at Graylands Hospital have an acquired brain injury? (2) For how long has each patient been at Graylands as an inpatient? (3) How many of those patients have a legal guardian to make some, or all, of their decisions? (4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors, which visits the facility on a regular basis to ensure that the rights of patients are respected? (5) If not, why not? (6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(2) For how long has each patient been at Graylands as an inpatient? (3) How many of those patients have a legal guardian to make some, or all, of their decisions? (4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors, which visits the facility on a regular basis to ensure that the rights of patients are respected? (5) If not, why not? (6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(3) How many of those patients have a legal guardian to make some, or all, of their decisions? (4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors, which visits the facility on a regular basis to ensure that the rights of patients are respected? (5) If not, why not? (6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors, which visits the facility on a regular basis to ensure that the rights of patients are respected? (5) If not, why not? (6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(5) If not, why not? (6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(6) If the answer is no for the reason that they are not included as an “affected person” under the Mental Health Act 1996, will the minister amend the act so that they will be included? (7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(7) Is any consideration being given to providing alternative accommodation to Graylands for people who have an acquired brain injury and difficult-to-manage behaviour? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that the Department of Health requires more time to gather the necessary data in response to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.

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