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❓ The Minister clarifies the Department of Health's involvement in a St John Ambulance review of country ambulance services, stating they conducted a separate review and do not possess the St John Ambulance report.

AnsweredQoN 4488Legislative Council

Asked

12 October 2016

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to the Auditor General’s 2013 report, Delivering Western Australia’s Ambulance Services, and the comment at page 59 that a review of country ambulance services was undertaken by St John Ambulance but no report was made available to the Auditor General, and I ask: (a) did Department of Health officers conduct the review jointly with St John Ambulance; (b) does the Department of Health have a copy of the review report; (c) if yes to (b), will the Minister table the report; and (d) if no to (c), why not?

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Answered

16 November 2016

Responded by

Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health

Response time

35 days

(a) No, the St John Ambulance review referred to in response to Recommendation 6 on page 59 of the Auditor General’s 2013 report, Delivering Western Australia’s Ambulance Services was not conducted jointly with the Department of Health. The Department of Health conducted a separate review (Country Ambulance Services) and has tabled this in response to question on notice 4487.
(b) No, the Department of Health does not have a copy of the St John Ambulance review.
(c-d ) Not applicable.

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