Question regarding the Minister's meetings with the St John Ambulance CEO concerning the Independent Oversight Panel and Phoenix Australia reports, and the Minister's confidence in improvements under the current CEO given his perceived dismissive response to the reports.

AnsweredQoN 998Legislative Council
Asked
20 September 2016
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ST JOHN AMBULANCE —INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT
PANEL AND PHOENIX AUSTRALIA REPORTS
998. Hon ADELE FARINA to the minister
representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Has the
minister met with the St John Ambulance chief executive officer, Tony Ahern, to
discuss the Independent Oversight Panel and Phoenix Australia reports and the
CEO' s response to the reports?
(2) Does the minister intend to meet
with Mr Ahern to discuss these matters?
(3) In view of Mr AhernXXX ###XXXs dismissive response to the reports,
both in writing and in the media, what is the basis of the ministerXXX ###XXXs
view that things will improve within St John Ambulance while Mr Ahern remains
CEO?

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I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
(1)–(3) I am advised that Minister Day and the former
Minister for Health, Hon Dr Kim Hames, have met with the St John Ambulance
chief executive officer over the past several years. The Minister for Health,
his office and senior representatives from the Department of Health will
continue to meet with St John Ambulance to discuss the report findings and
implementation of the recommendations.

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