A WA parliamentary question seeks details on health funding for Fremantle and Rockingham facilities, including funding levels, new services, and future funding intentions. The Minister provides some details but defers on indexation and CPI maintenance.

AnsweredQoN 239Legislative Council
Asked
20 June 2001
Portfolio
Health

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(1) Which community health funding facilities in Fremantle and Rockingham receive Health Department funding? (2) Has the department maintained the full consumer price index funding level for those facilities over the past four years? (3) Were any new services offered by those facilities during that period? (4) Does the department intend to maintain, decrease or increase the indexed funding for those community health facilities this year? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(2) Has the department maintained the full consumer price index funding level for those facilities over the past four years? (3) Were any new services offered by those facilities during that period? (4) Does the department intend to maintain, decrease or increase the indexed funding for those community health facilities this year? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(3) Were any new services offered by those facilities during that period? (4) Does the department intend to maintain, decrease or increase the indexed funding for those community health facilities this year? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(4) Does the department intend to maintain, decrease or increase the indexed funding for those community health facilities this year? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(1) The Kwinana Community Health Centre, various allied health services located at the Rockingham-Kwinana District Hospital and various child health centres and school nursing locations throughout the area receive funding from the Health Department.  The Fremantle Hospital and health services receive funding to provide the following services: child health services at 16 sites in its catchment area; speech pathology services to Pineview Community Kindergarten; nursing staff to the Kim Beazley Education Support School; Southwell Child Development Centre; Rottnest Island Nursing Post; Coolbellup Community Resource Centre; Hilton Community Health Centre; and the Community & Women’s Health Administration located at Woodside Hospital. (2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(2) The answer to the second question requires further investigation and cannot be answered today.  However, I will provide a response to the member when the information is made available. (3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(3) New services offered by those facilities include the community mothers program and the positive parenting program in the Rockingham-Kwinana Health Service and the Fremantle Hospital and health services.  A new paediatric health physiotherapy service at Southwell Child Development Centre was also provided. (4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.
(4) Commitments on indexation cannot be made until the state budget has been released.

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