Hon. Samantha Rowe asks the Minister for Health about the Christmas and New Year shutdown arrangements for metropolitan public hospitals, including shutdown periods, reasons for extended closures, and impacts on non-metropolitan hospitals. The answer was tabled due to its length.

AnsweredQoN 1369Legislative Council
Asked
25 November 2015
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Health

QuestionView source ↗

HOSPITALS — METROPOLITAN —
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SHUTDOWN
1369. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to this yearXXX ###XXXs
Christmas and New Year shutdown arrangements for metropolitan public hospital
clinical services and elective surgery theatres.
(1) What will be
the average shutdown and restricted services period for metropolitan hospitals
during this period?
(2) For each
metropolitan hospital, what are the proposed dates of the upcoming shutdown
period and restriction on services?
(3) If the
shutdown is for longer than two weeks at any metropolitan hospital, what are
the reasons for the extended closure?
(4) Will any
non-metropolitan hospitals shut down or have restricted services for longer
than two weeks; and, if so, which hospital or hospitals, and how long will this
apply for each hospital?

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(1)–(4) On behalf of the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I table the answer provided
by the Minister for Health as it is quite lengthy.
[See paper 3655.]

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