❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the discharge protocols for mental health patients from hospital facilities. The Minister for Health confirms a standard policy exists and tables the relevant document.
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MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS — DISCHARGE PROTOCOLS
(1) Does the Department of Health have a policy or protocols for the discharge of people with mental illness from hospital facilities? (2) If yes, what is the policy or protocols, and will the minister table them? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
(1) Does the Department of Health have a policy or protocols for the discharge of people with mental illness from hospital facilities? (2) If yes, what is the policy or protocols, and will the minister table them? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(2) If yes, what is the policy or protocols, and will the minister table them? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
[See paper 3234.]
(2) If yes, what is the policy or protocols, and will the minister table them? (3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(3) If no to (2), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(1) There is a standard policy for the discharge of all patients from hospital facilities. This includes mental health patients. (2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(2) The policy is a Department of Health technical bulletin entitled “Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals”. I now table this policy. (3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
(3) Not applicable. [See paper 3234.]
[See paper 3234.]
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