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❓ Hon Neil Thomson asks about the completion and availability of a review into remote area nursing posts and changes to medical resources in Shark Bay since 2020. The Minister confirms the review is internal and not public, and medical resources in Shark Bay have decreased slightly.

AnsweredQoN 620Legislative Council

Asked

16 March 2022

Member

Hon Neil Thomson

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to the comments of the Shire of Shark Bay President, Cheryl Cowell made on the ABC on 1 March 2022 regarding the scarcity of medical resources in the region and noting the answer to question 903 asked on 10 September 2020, and I ask: (a) when was the review into all 12 remote area nursing posts referred to in the answer completed; (b) is the review publicly available and will the Minister table it; and (c) have there been any significant changes to the medical resources available in the Shark Bay region since September 2020?

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Answered

10 May 2022

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health

Response time

8 days

(a)-(b) The review referenced is an internal service planning document that relates to nursing services, and it is not publicly available.
(c) Medical resources have reduced by one medical registrar for one day per week.

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