A Member of Parliament (Mr. Johnston) questions the Minister for Health regarding the progress of a report into cancer services, specifically asking about meetings with the Director General of Health. The Minister confirms meetings but states the report's progress was discussed informally, not during formal meetings.

AnsweredQoN 4537Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 September 2015
Portfolio
Health

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I refer to your request to the Director General of Health to arrange for the preparation of a report into cancer services and I ask: (a) did you meet with the Director General of Health in May 2015: (i) If yes, on what dates did you meet the Director General; and (ii) at which of these meetings did you discuss the progress of this report into cancer services that you had requested?

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Answered
13 October 2015
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(a) Yes.
(i) I have a regular scheduled meeting with the Director General and Senior Health Executives on a fortnightly basis. A meeting with the then Acting Director General occurred on 13 May. In addition the Acting Director General attended other meetings in my office on 4 and 11 May.
(ii) Nil.
It should be noted that I speak to the Director General on the telephone on a frequent basis and this report was regularly raised in general discussion and informally at other meetings.

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