❓ Question regarding whether the Peel Health Campus enterprise bargaining agreement is a model for the government's hospital privatisation campaign. The Minister cites Joondalup Health Campus as a better example and defends the government's approach by referencing similar arrangements in other states and England.
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PEEL HEALTH CAMPUS — ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
I ask a supplementary question. Is this the model for the government’s privatisation campaign in the hospital system? Is the Peel Health Campus an example of the very best we can hope for under privatisation? Dr K.D. HAMES
I ask a supplementary question. Is this the model for the government’s privatisation campaign in the hospital system? Is the Peel Health Campus an example of the very best we can hope for under privatisation? Dr K.D. HAMES
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In my view the very best we can offer under privatisation is the Joondalup Health Campus. It is my impression that the member for Joondalup is extremely happy with the operation of that hospital. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: In my view the very best we can offer under privatisation is the Joondalup Health Campus. It is my impression that the member for Joondalup is extremely happy with the operation of that hospital. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
In my view the very best we can offer under privatisation is the Joondalup Health Campus. It is my impression that the member for Joondalup is extremely happy with the operation of that hospital. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: In my view the very best we can offer under privatisation is the Joondalup Health Campus. It is my impression that the member for Joondalup is extremely happy with the operation of that hospital. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
In my view the very best we can offer under privatisation is the Joondalup Health Campus. It is my impression that the member for Joondalup is extremely happy with the operation of that hospital. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The staff are happy, and that is an extremely efficient hospital. I note that the member for Kwinana is particularly concerned about what he is calling privatisation—private companies running public hospitals. As shadow Minister for Health, I wonder if he is aware of what is happening in England. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In his last days in office, the outgoing Prime Minister has asked the private sector to run a major public tertiary hospital. The Labour Prime Minister of England is asking the private sector to run one of its public hospitals because he thinks the private system works better. Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Next, you’ll be quoting the Greek Prime Minister! Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : All members opposite need to do is go to the other side of Australia and see how many of their colleagues in other states have similar arrangements to what we are proposing for the Midland hospital. When they get to the debate I am expecting them to get to today—I have all the information ready for them—I will go through state by state how other Labor states are managing their hospital structure with proposals exactly the same as we are proposing here today. Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Mr R.H. Cook : Rubbish. Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
Dr K.D. HAMES : In fact, I can also show members opposite a letter from the Prime Minister, who accepts that we are the ones who should be making this decision.
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