❓ Question addresses medical service shortages in Manjimup following the closure of a medical centre, inquiring about government support and impact on Warren Hospital. The government provides updates on housing, hospital upgrades, and financial incentives.
AnsweredQoN 432Legislative Council
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MANJIMUP —
MEDICAL SERVICES
432. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the closure of the Southern Forests medical centre
on 31 March, leaving only one general practice clinic in Manjimup.
(1) Is the
minister aware that, prior to the SFMC opening in 2013, patients complained of
regularly waiting up to a month to visit a local GP?
(2) In relation
to the government's 2012 funding announcement to construct three
dwellings for health professionals, were the three dwellings built and are they
all now occupied by health professionals?
(3) Has
construction work on the Warren Hospital upgrade commenced; what is its total
value; and when will it be completed?
(4) Has any
Southern Inland Health Initiative money been spent to date on incentives for
GPs to locate in Manjimup; and, if so, how much?
(5) What impact will the closure of
SFMC and the retirement of another GP have on hospital rostering at Warren
Hospital?
MEDICAL SERVICES
432. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the closure of the Southern Forests medical centre
on 31 March, leaving only one general practice clinic in Manjimup.
(1) Is the
minister aware that, prior to the SFMC opening in 2013, patients complained of
regularly waiting up to a month to visit a local GP?
(2) In relation
to the government's 2012 funding announcement to construct three
dwellings for health professionals, were the three dwellings built and are they
all now occupied by health professionals?
(3) Has
construction work on the Warren Hospital upgrade commenced; what is its total
value; and when will it be completed?
(4) Has any
Southern Inland Health Initiative money been spent to date on incentives for
GPs to locate in Manjimup; and, if so, how much?
(5) What impact will the closure of
SFMC and the retirement of another GP have on hospital rostering at Warren
Hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Yes. The WA
Country Health Service – South West employed two locum medical officers
at Warren Hospital during this time to address the shortage of general
practitioners.
(2) The
construction of the three dwellings for health professionals is under the
jurisdiction of the Shire of Manjimup. The dwellings are currently under
construction.
(3) No. However,
planning is well advanced. The current budget allocation is $31.36 million.
(4) Yes—$307
245, excluding GST, as processed at 21 April 2015.
(5) WACHS has put in place strategies
to ensure that the closure of the Southern Forests medical centre and the
retirement of the GP will not impact on the emergency department roster at
Warren Hospital in Manjimup. One of the two GPs formerly employed by the
Southern Forests medical centre is intending to stay in the area to continue on
the emergency department roster. A former medical officer who has previously
worked at Manjimup's Warren Hospital is relocating to Manjimup and
commences on the emergency department roster on 4 May 2015. The retiring GP
does not participate on the roster.
question.
(1) Yes. The WA
Country Health Service – South West employed two locum medical officers
at Warren Hospital during this time to address the shortage of general
practitioners.
(2) The
construction of the three dwellings for health professionals is under the
jurisdiction of the Shire of Manjimup. The dwellings are currently under
construction.
(3) No. However,
planning is well advanced. The current budget allocation is $31.36 million.
(4) Yes—$307
245, excluding GST, as processed at 21 April 2015.
(5) WACHS has put in place strategies
to ensure that the closure of the Southern Forests medical centre and the
retirement of the GP will not impact on the emergency department roster at
Warren Hospital in Manjimup. One of the two GPs formerly employed by the
Southern Forests medical centre is intending to stay in the area to continue on
the emergency department roster. A former medical officer who has previously
worked at Manjimup's Warren Hospital is relocating to Manjimup and
commences on the emergency department roster on 4 May 2015. The retiring GP
does not participate on the roster.
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