❓ A parliamentary question regarding accreditation failures in radiotherapy and ophthalmology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the government's response outlining remedial actions.
AnsweredQoN 709Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL — MEDICAL
SPECIALTY COLLEGE ACCREDITATION
709. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the national accreditation process at Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital.
(1) What areas
of the hospital's operation have failed accreditation or have received
only conditional accreditation?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that areas with failed or conditional accreditation include
radiotherapy, radiology and ophthalmology?
(3) What were
the reasons given for each change to accreditation?
(4) What measures is the minister taking to restore
accreditation immediately?
SPECIALTY COLLEGE ACCREDITATION
709. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the national accreditation process at Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital.
(1) What areas
of the hospital's operation have failed accreditation or have received
only conditional accreditation?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that areas with failed or conditional accreditation include
radiotherapy, radiology and ophthalmology?
(3) What were
the reasons given for each change to accreditation?
(4) What measures is the minister taking to restore
accreditation immediately?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health, I provide the following response —
(1) It is
assumed that this question relates to medical specialty college accreditation.
The medical specialty colleges accredit training for doctors to become
specialists. Basic medical training is not part of this process. Radiotherapy
failed and ophthalmology failed. It is correspondingly assumed that this
question does not relate to national accreditation by the Australian Council on
Healthcare Standards against the national standards, for which the hospital has
full unconditional accreditation.
(2) The areas are radiotherapy and
ophthalmology. Radiology is fully accredited for training.
(3) It was a lack of clinical
teaching of advanced medical trainees.
(4) For
radiotherapy, a structured education and supervision program has been
developed, which was a requirement set by the college to meet accreditation. A
full-time consultant has also taken the lead for the education and supervision
program for trainees. For ophthalmology, there has been a recent accreditation
visit to the hospital by the accreditation panel from the Royal Australian and
New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. The outcome of the accreditation visit
is currently awaited. The hospital has recruited an additional specialist to
provide clinical teaching within additional theatre time and has purchased
additional equipment, which were requirements set by the college to meet
accreditation. It should be noted that this has not adversely impacted on the
quality of patient care provided in these specialties.
Minister for Health, I provide the following response —
(1) It is
assumed that this question relates to medical specialty college accreditation.
The medical specialty colleges accredit training for doctors to become
specialists. Basic medical training is not part of this process. Radiotherapy
failed and ophthalmology failed. It is correspondingly assumed that this
question does not relate to national accreditation by the Australian Council on
Healthcare Standards against the national standards, for which the hospital has
full unconditional accreditation.
(2) The areas are radiotherapy and
ophthalmology. Radiology is fully accredited for training.
(3) It was a lack of clinical
teaching of advanced medical trainees.
(4) For
radiotherapy, a structured education and supervision program has been
developed, which was a requirement set by the college to meet accreditation. A
full-time consultant has also taken the lead for the education and supervision
program for trainees. For ophthalmology, there has been a recent accreditation
visit to the hospital by the accreditation panel from the Royal Australian and
New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. The outcome of the accreditation visit
is currently awaited. The hospital has recruited an additional specialist to
provide clinical teaching within additional theatre time and has purchased
additional equipment, which were requirements set by the college to meet
accreditation. It should be noted that this has not adversely impacted on the
quality of patient care provided in these specialties.
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