❓ Hon Nick Goiran asked the Health portfolio whether any regional WA patients seeking voluntary assisted dying were unable to proceed due to lack of face-to-face care. The answer was no.
AnsweredQoN 1160Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to page 30 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board Western Australia Annual Report 2021-22 that states ‘[i]n
2021-22, there were a total of 108 requests that met the defined Regional
Access Support Scheme criteria in support of 50 patients. Almost all requests (n=104, 96%) were made
for travel of a practitioner to a patient for face-to-face care’; and I ask, were there any cases reported to the Voluntary
Assisted Dying Board in the 2021-22 reporting period where a patient in
regional Western Australia sought access to voluntary assisted dying but was
unable to progress with their request and assessment process because
face-to-face care was not able to be provided?
2021-22, there were a total of 108 requests that met the defined Regional
Access Support Scheme criteria in support of 50 patients. Almost all requests (n=104, 96%) were made
for travel of a practitioner to a patient for face-to-face care’; and I ask, were there any cases reported to the Voluntary
Assisted Dying Board in the 2021-22 reporting period where a patient in
regional Western Australia sought access to voluntary assisted dying but was
unable to progress with their request and assessment process because
face-to-face care was not able to be provided?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
1 days
No.
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