❓ A parliamentary question regarding STI reporting protocols following the repeal of the Notification of Disease Regulations. The response clarifies reporting lines and highlights strengthened notification processes under the Health Amendment Act 2006.
AnsweredQoN 1508Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Protocols to assist Health Practitioners to report Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) in children less than 14 years of age to the Department for Community Development and I also refer to the Government Gazette of 5 September 2006 in which the
Notification of Disease Regulations
was repealed and ask –
(1) Are doctors and nurses still required to report STI cases to the Department for Community Development?
(2) What will repeal of the
Notification of Disease Regulations
actually mean for health professionals?
(3) What will repeal of the
Notification of Diseases Regulations
actually mean for data collected on the number of children with diseases like syphilis and gonorrhoea?
Notification of Disease Regulations
was repealed and ask –
(1) Are doctors and nurses still required to report STI cases to the Department for Community Development?
(2) What will repeal of the
Notification of Disease Regulations
actually mean for health professionals?
(3) What will repeal of the
Notification of Diseases Regulations
actually mean for data collected on the number of children with diseases like syphilis and gonorrhoea?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 September 2006
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(1) Doctors and nurses have never reported STI cases to the Department of Community Development (DCD). They are still required to report STI cases to the Department of Health's Communicable Diseases Control Directorate. In addition, pathology laboratories are also now required to report all STIs after recent legislative changes. Under agreed protocols, some of these notifications, including children under 14 years, are forwarded to WA Police and to DCD. (2) The recent Health Amendment Act 2006 has significantly strengthened the notification process of sexually transmitted diseases in Western Australia, by requiring the diagnosing practitioners (including nurses or doctors) to provide more comprehensive information on each case and contact details of the notifying practitioner. (3) Under the new Act, it is now mandatory for all laboratories to notify the Department of Health of sexually transmitted diseases, which was previously only doctor notified. This means that there is more complete and accurate data on the true incidence of disease in WA
(2) The recent Health Amendment Act 2006 has significantly strengthened the notification process of sexually transmitted diseases in Western Australia, by requiring the diagnosing practitioners (including nurses or doctors) to provide more comprehensive information on each case and contact details of the notifying practitioner. (3) Under the new Act, it is now mandatory for all laboratories to notify the Department of Health of sexually transmitted diseases, which was previously only doctor notified. This means that there is more complete and accurate data on the true incidence of disease in WA
(3) Under the new Act, it is now mandatory for all laboratories to notify the Department of Health of sexually transmitted diseases, which was previously only doctor notified. This means that there is more complete and accurate data on the true incidence of disease in WA
(2) The recent Health Amendment Act 2006 has significantly strengthened the notification process of sexually transmitted diseases in Western Australia, by requiring the diagnosing practitioners (including nurses or doctors) to provide more comprehensive information on each case and contact details of the notifying practitioner. (3) Under the new Act, it is now mandatory for all laboratories to notify the Department of Health of sexually transmitted diseases, which was previously only doctor notified. This means that there is more complete and accurate data on the true incidence of disease in WA
(3) Under the new Act, it is now mandatory for all laboratories to notify the Department of Health of sexually transmitted diseases, which was previously only doctor notified. This means that there is more complete and accurate data on the true incidence of disease in WA
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