❓ Dr. Woollard questions the potential downgrading of Fiona Stanley Hospital due to the retention of Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) as a major trauma centre. Dr. Hames reassures that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer and defends the government's decision.
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FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL
(1) Has the government already started the process of downgrading Fiona Stanley Hospital by transferring the state’s major trauma centre to Royal Perth Hospital? (2) Will the minister state now or provide to this house by close of business today a list of what other tertiary services might be required at RPH to support the trauma unit? (3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES
(1) Has the government already started the process of downgrading Fiona Stanley Hospital by transferring the state’s major trauma centre to Royal Perth Hospital? (2) Will the minister state now or provide to this house by close of business today a list of what other tertiary services might be required at RPH to support the trauma unit? (3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES
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(1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(2) Will the minister state now or provide to this house by close of business today a list of what other tertiary services might be required at RPH to support the trauma unit? (3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(2) Will the minister state now or provide to this house by close of business today a list of what other tertiary services might be required at RPH to support the trauma unit? (3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(3) Will the government consider establishing a management structure of Fiona Stanley Hospital group, including Murdoch, Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals, to avoid duplication of tertiary services and ensure that Murdoch achieves its full potential as a major institution? Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: (1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
(1)-(3) I know the member for Alfred Cove is worried about Fiona Stanley Hospital because she has expressed that to me personally at meetings, but also at those meetings I have personally reassured the member for Alfred Cove that Fiona Stanley Hospital will not suffer in any way because of the retention of Royal Perth Hospital. Let me just remind members opposite of what was being proposed — Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : What about Joondalup? Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : What about Joondalup? Was the member there last week for the anniversary week? I do not remember seeing the member there. I wonder why that is? Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Mr A.P. O’Gorman : You came late because you were playing golf. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The issue of — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
Dr K.D. HAMES : — the retention of Royal Perth Hospital was critical to the success of this government. The concern was that, by keeping that hospital, it was going to affect Fiona Stanley Hospital. I have assured the member for Alfred Cove that that will not be the case. The previous government, under the third lot of plans, was going to have 643 beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital and 1 000 beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to cater for the closure of Royal Perth Hospital. After the government had done some studies and started listening to the local community, it found that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital could not take 1 000 beds—it could not fit them on the site. Our proposal has the same number of total beds as was proposed under that model, except that we will be keeping 400 on site. Since we were elected and that announcement was made, the Department of Health has welcomed that decision. It is not all the fault of the former Minister for Health, but since the Labor Party left government the Department of Health has advised that there has been a significant increase in its future estimate of the population of this state, and it has estimated a significant increase in the need for hospital beds in the state. It welcomes the retention of Royal Perth Hospital, because that will partially address that critical need. As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
As I said to the member for Alfred Cove in our private conversations, Fiona Stanley Hospital will still be built to its budget, it will be built in the same time frame, and it will be built to the same standard. We committed to keeping Royal Perth as a tertiary hospital and as a major trauma centre. There is no doubt that we are having discussions about that, but I have again made clear, and I am sure that the person who I know would have advised the member and triggered her concern, and who was at that meeting, will have told the member of the statements I made to the group that it was my very strong intention to ensure that Fiona Stanley Hospital had a major trauma centre and had at least the facilities that it currently is planned to have.
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