❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Health regarding the rollout, costs, and logistics of the GP Urgent Care Clinics pilot program. The Minister provides details on budgeting, locations, funding, operating hours, and future expansion plans.
AnsweredQoN 2417Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister’s media statement of 19 August
2019 entitled "Health care options to be expanded through GP Urgent Care
Clinics", and I ask: (a) what is the total cost of the 18 month pilot; (b) how much of the cost identified in (a) was not
budgeted for in the 2019-20 State Budget; (c) what are the locations of the 133 GP practices that
will participate in the pilot; (d) what is the cost of the advertising program; (e) will radiology and pathology services be available
within each urgent care clinic or alternatively available in close proximity; (f) what is the cost of the University of Western
Australia and Curtin University review of the pilot; (g) how will participating GP practices be funded for
services delivered during the pilot; (h) what will be the required operating hours for
practices to be funded as an urgent care clinic; (i) will urgent care clinic’s be available in Geraldton,
Pilbara, Albany, Bunbury, Kimberley and Kalgoorlie from 10 September 2019, if
not, why not; and (j) will the Minister please table the business case for the urgent care
clinic pilot?
2019 entitled "Health care options to be expanded through GP Urgent Care
Clinics", and I ask: (a) what is the total cost of the 18 month pilot; (b) how much of the cost identified in (a) was not
budgeted for in the 2019-20 State Budget; (c) what are the locations of the 133 GP practices that
will participate in the pilot; (d) what is the cost of the advertising program; (e) will radiology and pathology services be available
within each urgent care clinic or alternatively available in close proximity; (f) what is the cost of the University of Western
Australia and Curtin University review of the pilot; (g) how will participating GP practices be funded for
services delivered during the pilot; (h) what will be the required operating hours for
practices to be funded as an urgent care clinic; (i) will urgent care clinic’s be available in Geraldton,
Pilbara, Albany, Bunbury, Kimberley and Kalgoorlie from 10 September 2019, if
not, why not; and (j) will the Minister please table the business case for the urgent care
clinic pilot?
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Answered
24 September 2019
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) Total costs are anticipated to be $2 million.
(b) The total commitment of $2 million was budgeted for in the 2019-20 State Budget.
(c) The GP Urgent Care pilot includes member practices covering nearly 70 postcodes. The practices will be in the Perth metropolitan area and Bunbury regional area. Attached is a list of practices effective at the pilot launch on 10 September. See tabled paper no #.
(d) Please refer to (a).
(e) Yes.
(f) No additional cost. Costs are within currently funded work programs.
(g) The GP Urgent Care initiative is a model based on utilising current capacity within the GP sector and will be funded via their usual billing practice.
(h) The main hours for GP Urgent Care is 8:00am to 8:00pm with the overall GP Urgent Care network including practices potentially operating across a 7-day spectrum. Individual practice times will vary and the current availability will be shown on the website.
(i) The GP Urgent Care election commitment is a state-wide initiative. Initially the Perth metropolitan area and Bunbury region will be piloted, with an ongoing evaluation being undertaken as part of the initiative. During this time, additional regional-specific models will be developed and implemented.
(j) The Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) project is a McGowan Government election commitment. Details relating to the project can be found in the Putting Patients First policy statement. A significant amount of work and consultation has been undertaken to establish the UCC pilot. This has not been condensed into a stand-alone business case.
(b) The total commitment of $2 million was budgeted for in the 2019-20 State Budget.
(c) The GP Urgent Care pilot includes member practices covering nearly 70 postcodes. The practices will be in the Perth metropolitan area and Bunbury regional area. Attached is a list of practices effective at the pilot launch on 10 September. See tabled paper no #.
(d) Please refer to (a).
(e) Yes.
(f) No additional cost. Costs are within currently funded work programs.
(g) The GP Urgent Care initiative is a model based on utilising current capacity within the GP sector and will be funded via their usual billing practice.
(h) The main hours for GP Urgent Care is 8:00am to 8:00pm with the overall GP Urgent Care network including practices potentially operating across a 7-day spectrum. Individual practice times will vary and the current availability will be shown on the website.
(i) The GP Urgent Care election commitment is a state-wide initiative. Initially the Perth metropolitan area and Bunbury region will be piloted, with an ongoing evaluation being undertaken as part of the initiative. During this time, additional regional-specific models will be developed and implemented.
(j) The Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) project is a McGowan Government election commitment. Details relating to the project can be found in the Putting Patients First policy statement. A significant amount of work and consultation has been undertaken to establish the UCC pilot. This has not been condensed into a stand-alone business case.
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