❓ The Minister for Health updates the house on bringing non-clinical services at Fiona Stanley Hospital back into the public sector, highlighting the government's financial management and commitment to patients.
AnsweredQoN 322Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL —
STAFF
322. Mr C.J. TALLENTIRE to the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the privatisation of frontline services by the Nationals and Liberals,
and the McGowan Labor government's commitment to bringing those
services back into public hands. Can the minister update the house on the work underway of bringing non-clinical services at
Fiona Stanley Hospital back into the public sector; and can the minister outline to the house how this government's responsible financial
management has allowed this important policy to be delivered?
STAFF
322. Mr C.J. TALLENTIRE to the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the privatisation of frontline services by the Nationals and Liberals,
and the McGowan Labor government's commitment to bringing those
services back into public hands. Can the minister update the house on the work underway of bringing non-clinical services at
Fiona Stanley Hospital back into the public sector; and can the minister outline to the house how this government's responsible financial
management has allowed this important policy to be delivered?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
I am very proud to say, on behalf of the McGowan government, that this is
another commitment signed, sealed and delivered.
Government members: Hear, hear!
Mr R.H. COOK : This government
is committed to putting patients first, and we want to make sure that we bring
as many of these public-facing services back into the public sector as is
humanly possible. As of yesterday, staff working in the cleaning, patient
catering and internal logistics areas of Fiona Stanley Hospital are officially
back in public hands. We have been able to deliver on this important policy
because of the financial management to which the member refers. It is only
because we have properly stewarded the state's finances that we can use
the state's finances in the interests of the WA public to improve
public sector services. I am very proud to welcome 633 new staff to the South
Metropolitan Health Service as part of the Fiona Stanley Hospital team.
We all remember the debacle of the
commissioning of Fiona Stanley Hospital, overseen by members opposite. It was a woeful performance, driven by the previous
government's ideological commitment to privatising wherever it could, much to the detriment of our public services. As was said by the
director general at the time, patient-facing services should be run as part of
a hospital team, not hived off for profit by the private sector.
I am very proud of the commitment we made and I am even
prouder now of the great work that has gone into delivering on this commitment. I want to thank the Department of Health,
the South Metropolitan Health Service and Serco for the great work they
have done together to make sure we bring these important healthcare services
back into the public sector and back into public hands to put patients first.
I am very proud to say, on behalf of the McGowan government, that this is
another commitment signed, sealed and delivered.
Government members: Hear, hear!
Mr R.H. COOK : This government
is committed to putting patients first, and we want to make sure that we bring
as many of these public-facing services back into the public sector as is
humanly possible. As of yesterday, staff working in the cleaning, patient
catering and internal logistics areas of Fiona Stanley Hospital are officially
back in public hands. We have been able to deliver on this important policy
because of the financial management to which the member refers. It is only
because we have properly stewarded the state's finances that we can use
the state's finances in the interests of the WA public to improve
public sector services. I am very proud to welcome 633 new staff to the South
Metropolitan Health Service as part of the Fiona Stanley Hospital team.
We all remember the debacle of the
commissioning of Fiona Stanley Hospital, overseen by members opposite. It was a woeful performance, driven by the previous
government's ideological commitment to privatising wherever it could, much to the detriment of our public services. As was said by the
director general at the time, patient-facing services should be run as part of
a hospital team, not hived off for profit by the private sector.
I am very proud of the commitment we made and I am even
prouder now of the great work that has gone into delivering on this commitment. I want to thank the Department of Health,
the South Metropolitan Health Service and Serco for the great work they
have done together to make sure we bring these important healthcare services
back into the public sector and back into public hands to put patients first.
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