❓ Ms. Mettam (Liberal) questions the Minister for Health about tabling the 'Your Safety in Our Hands in Hospital' report and accuses the government of burying information, referencing ambulance ramping data. The Minister denies stopping ambulance ramping reports and accuses the Liberal party of misusing health data for political purposes.
AnsweredQoN 188Legislative Assembly
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YOUR
SAFETY IN OUR HANDS IN HOSPITAL REPORT — RELEASE
188. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. De-identifying patients has
always been a consideration for the last decade. Will the minister table the
report; and, if not, is this just another example of the government burying
information, similar to the government's decision to stop reporting on
ambulance ramping?
SAFETY IN OUR HANDS IN HOSPITAL REPORT — RELEASE
188. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. De-identifying patients has
always been a consideration for the last decade. Will the minister table the
report; and, if not, is this just another example of the government burying
information, similar to the government's decision to stop reporting on
ambulance ramping?
AnswerView source ↗
First of all, we have never stopped reporting on ambulance
ramping. What is the member talking about?
Ms L. Mettam : When you first came into office.
Ms A. SANDERSON : We have never stopped reporting on
ambulance ramping. St John took over the reporting on ambulance ramping.
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members! Leader of the Liberal Party, you have
asked the question. Listen to the answer.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is not usual custom that the
report gets tabled. The Department of Health will publish the report on its
website. That is what will occur.
Let us talk about information and how information is used.
The vaccine report went in and out of my office within a week. As soon as that
report was released, Hon Nick Goiran, friend of the Leader of the Liberal
Party, was out there using that —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Leader of the Liberal Party!
Ms A. SANDERSON : He is out there using that report to
undermine the incredibly successful vaccine program. It is another example of
how —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is another example of how the Liberal Party
uses the information to undermine our response to COVID. That is exactly
what has happened.
Let us talk about the other use of data.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Leader of the Liberal Party, can you
please stop interrupting the minister so that she can finish her answer.
Ms A. SANDERSON : The Leader of the Liberal Party does
not like to be challenged on her own views and her own record.
Let us talk about how information is also used by the Liberal
Party with the constant requests for information by Hon Nick Goiran, member of
the Liberal Party, friend of the Leader of the Liberal Party, on women who
undertake late-term abortions. He seeks their personal information. He seeks
their clinical information. He seeks the names of the clinicians who are treating them. He seeks the names of the
reports of the clinicians who are treating them. Why would he want that
information, Leader of the Liberal Party, and what are you doing as his leader
to shut him down?
ramping. What is the member talking about?
Ms L. Mettam : When you first came into office.
Ms A. SANDERSON : We have never stopped reporting on
ambulance ramping. St John took over the reporting on ambulance ramping.
Several members interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members! Leader of the Liberal Party, you have
asked the question. Listen to the answer.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is not usual custom that the
report gets tabled. The Department of Health will publish the report on its
website. That is what will occur.
Let us talk about information and how information is used.
The vaccine report went in and out of my office within a week. As soon as that
report was released, Hon Nick Goiran, friend of the Leader of the Liberal
Party, was out there using that —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Leader of the Liberal Party!
Ms A. SANDERSON : He is out there using that report to
undermine the incredibly successful vaccine program. It is another example of
how —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is another example of how the Liberal Party
uses the information to undermine our response to COVID. That is exactly
what has happened.
Let us talk about the other use of data.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Leader of the Liberal Party, can you
please stop interrupting the minister so that she can finish her answer.
Ms A. SANDERSON : The Leader of the Liberal Party does
not like to be challenged on her own views and her own record.
Let us talk about how information is also used by the Liberal
Party with the constant requests for information by Hon Nick Goiran, member of
the Liberal Party, friend of the Leader of the Liberal Party, on women who
undertake late-term abortions. He seeks their personal information. He seeks
their clinical information. He seeks the names of the clinicians who are treating them. He seeks the names of the
reports of the clinicians who are treating them. Why would he want that
information, Leader of the Liberal Party, and what are you doing as his leader
to shut him down?
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