❓ Ms Mettam questions the Premier about the government's commitment to new neonatal beds at Perth Children's Hospital following the completion of a business case. The Premier's response avoids directly answering the question, highlighting broader health infrastructure investments instead.
AnsweredQoN 698Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Perth Children's Hospital—Neonatal beds and
facilities
698. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Premier:
I refer to the Minister
for Health Infrastructure's statement in July that the business case for new
neonatal beds at Perth Children's Hospital had been completed.
(1) Is the government still committed to these new
neonatal beds and facilities?
(2) If yes, how many new beds will be at PCH?
facilities
698. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Premier:
I refer to the Minister
for Health Infrastructure's statement in July that the business case for new
neonatal beds at Perth Children's Hospital had been completed.
(1) Is the government still committed to these new
neonatal beds and facilities?
(2) If yes, how many new beds will be at PCH?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I thank the member for the
question. As the member knows, building hospital beds is one of my government's
key priorities. It is one of the reasons we have delivered more than 900 new
hospital beds, with hundreds more in the pipeline. We have a $4.7 billion
health infrastructure spend, which includes a $15 million maintenance blitz, an
additional $500 million for priority infrastructure projects and the new $1.5 billion
Building Hospitals Fund, which green-lights new hospital projects at St John of
God Mount Lawley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Peel Health Campus. These
are important opportunities to invest in the future of Western Australia and
the health of Western Australians today and to make sure that our health system
is futureproof so that it can continue to expand to meet the needs of a growing
population. A range of considerations are being taken in relation to the development
of that infrastructure, and the member referred to one of those. Our focus at
the moment is to continue to make sure that we get the hospital build going at
Fiona Stanley Hospital for the new women's and babies' hospital and significantly
increase the expansion of maternity services at Osborne Park Hospital to
continue to make sure that we can meet the needs of mothers and babies into the
future.
question. As the member knows, building hospital beds is one of my government's
key priorities. It is one of the reasons we have delivered more than 900 new
hospital beds, with hundreds more in the pipeline. We have a $4.7 billion
health infrastructure spend, which includes a $15 million maintenance blitz, an
additional $500 million for priority infrastructure projects and the new $1.5 billion
Building Hospitals Fund, which green-lights new hospital projects at St John of
God Mount Lawley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Peel Health Campus. These
are important opportunities to invest in the future of Western Australia and
the health of Western Australians today and to make sure that our health system
is futureproof so that it can continue to expand to meet the needs of a growing
population. A range of considerations are being taken in relation to the development
of that infrastructure, and the member referred to one of those. Our focus at
the moment is to continue to make sure that we get the hospital build going at
Fiona Stanley Hospital for the new women's and babies' hospital and significantly
increase the expansion of maternity services at Osborne Park Hospital to
continue to make sure that we can meet the needs of mothers and babies into the
future.
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