❓ Dr. Hames asks the Minister for Health to allocate $1.8 million for botox treatment for children with cerebral palsy. The Minister, Mr. McGinty, declines to allocate funds from emergency departments, stating support for funding the program from the Women and Children's Health Service recurrent budget.
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I ask a supplementary question. Given that some funds remain, will the minister now allocate the $1.8 million needed to assist the 55 children suffering from cerebral palsy who are waiting botox treatment? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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I will not allocate that money from this particular area because I have already indicated publicly that I support the funding of the botox program, which is a new therapy for Western Australia, out of the recurrent budget of the Women and Children’s Health Service. That is something that we want to do as soon as we can sort out the details. It will be independently funded. I will not take money that has been allocated to emergency departments and put into that area, because I expect that we will be able to satisfactorily deal with both issues.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I will not allocate that money from this particular area because I have already indicated publicly that I support the funding of the botox program, which is a new therapy for Western Australia, out of the recurrent budget of the Women and Children’s Health Service. That is something that we want to do as soon as we can sort out the details. It will be independently funded. I will not take money that has been allocated to emergency departments and put into that area, because I expect that we will be able to satisfactorily deal with both issues.
I will not allocate that money from this particular area because I have already indicated publicly that I support the funding of the botox program, which is a new therapy for Western Australia, out of the recurrent budget of the Women and Children’s Health Service. That is something that we want to do as soon as we can sort out the details. It will be independently funded. I will not take money that has been allocated to emergency departments and put into that area, because I expect that we will be able to satisfactorily deal with both issues.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I will not allocate that money from this particular area because I have already indicated publicly that I support the funding of the botox program, which is a new therapy for Western Australia, out of the recurrent budget of the Women and Children’s Health Service. That is something that we want to do as soon as we can sort out the details. It will be independently funded. I will not take money that has been allocated to emergency departments and put into that area, because I expect that we will be able to satisfactorily deal with both issues.
I will not allocate that money from this particular area because I have already indicated publicly that I support the funding of the botox program, which is a new therapy for Western Australia, out of the recurrent budget of the Women and Children’s Health Service. That is something that we want to do as soon as we can sort out the details. It will be independently funded. I will not take money that has been allocated to emergency departments and put into that area, because I expect that we will be able to satisfactorily deal with both issues.
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