❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Health regarding the delayed release of a Deloitte audit report. The Minister responds by citing internal rollout of ratios and highlighting a 30% increase in the health workforce since their government took office, contrasting it with the previous government's record.
AnsweredQoN 164Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HEALTH — DELOITTE AUDIT
164. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why
can the minister not demonstrate proper transparency on this matter and release
that report this week?
164. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why
can the minister not demonstrate proper transparency on this matter and release
that report this week?
AnswerView source ↗
The report is subject to the
internal rollout of ratios, which we are still working through. A report will
be provided, but we need the report to work through the implementation of
ratios and how that is done. When it comes to workforce,
we have increased the health workforce by 30 per cent since we have been in
government—30 per cent ! We have put in 4 000 FTE nurses and 1 700
doctors. We have significantly increased our FTE.
Several members interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : What are you
saying?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : There is
this muttering.
When the Liberal–National
coalition was in government for over eight and a half years, it increased the entire
workforce by less than 1 000 FTE. Over eight and a half years, it was less than
1 000 FTE.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : We have
significantly increased our FTE in the health system and offered further opportunities
and training opportunities, particularly for nursing staff. There is no
question that there are often points of pressure in every health system around
the world. Our system has a good staffing profile for medical, nursing and
allied health, and different models of care assist with that staffing profile.
Of course, there are times of pressure and winter surges when people are sick
and unwell and so on and so forth, as happens in every system and every public
service that is in demand, but we have been absolutely committed to recruiting
into our health system, and the results are clear, because Health's FTE
has gone up by 30 per cent.
internal rollout of ratios, which we are still working through. A report will
be provided, but we need the report to work through the implementation of
ratios and how that is done. When it comes to workforce,
we have increased the health workforce by 30 per cent since we have been in
government—30 per cent ! We have put in 4 000 FTE nurses and 1 700
doctors. We have significantly increased our FTE.
Several members interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : What are you
saying?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : There is
this muttering.
When the Liberal–National
coalition was in government for over eight and a half years, it increased the entire
workforce by less than 1 000 FTE. Over eight and a half years, it was less than
1 000 FTE.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : We have
significantly increased our FTE in the health system and offered further opportunities
and training opportunities, particularly for nursing staff. There is no
question that there are often points of pressure in every health system around
the world. Our system has a good staffing profile for medical, nursing and
allied health, and different models of care assist with that staffing profile.
Of course, there are times of pressure and winter surges when people are sick
and unwell and so on and so forth, as happens in every system and every public
service that is in demand, but we have been absolutely committed to recruiting
into our health system, and the results are clear, because Health's FTE
has gone up by 30 per cent.
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