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❓ Mr. Rundle asks about ambulance diversions and patient care at Narrogin Regional Hospital's Emergency Department when no doctor is on call. The Minister responds that there have been no diversions and outlines the telehealth and consultation procedures in place.

AnsweredQoN 5886Legislative Assembly

Asked

10 December 2019

Member

Mr P.J. Rundle

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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I refer to the Emergency Department at the Narrogin Regional Hospital, and I ask: (a) How many times since July 2019 to date has the department had to divert ambulances because there was no doctor on call; (b) What is the policy for patients who present to the department requiring medical attention and there is no doctor on call; and (c) With respect to (a) on each occasion a doctor was not available to be rostered, how many Australian Triage Scale (ATS) 1, 2, and 3 patients presented to the hospital during that period?

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Answered

11 February 2020

Response time

1 days

I am advised:
(a) Nil.
(b) Patients are admitted into the ED, and care is provided using the Emergency Telehealth Service, or if appropriate, after telephonic consultation with Northam emergency doctors.
(c) Not applicable.

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