❓ Mr. Stephens questions the Minister for Regional Development about funding cuts to allied health services in regional WA and requests details on affected towns. The Minister deflects the questions to the Minister for Health.
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(2) Does the Minister appreciate the damage that is being done to the provision of these much needed professional services in the allied health area across regional Western Australia by the recent reduction in funds allocated to these programs?
(3) Will the Minister take the opportunity to investigate this issue and report back to the Parliament with full details of which regional towns will now see reduced services in the allied health area;
(a) if not, why not?
(4) Will the Minister advise the Parliament which regional towns will now be faced with:
(a) reduced access to speech therapy services;
(b) reduced numbers of speech therapists;
(c) reduced access to occupational therapy services;
(d) reduced numbers of occupational therapists; or
(e) any other reduced allied health services impacting on regional Western Australia?
(3) Will the Minister take the opportunity to investigate this issue and report back to the Parliament with full details of which regional towns will now see reduced services in the allied health area;
(a) if not, why not?
(4) Will the Minister advise the Parliament which regional towns will now be faced with:
(a) reduced access to speech therapy services;
(b) reduced numbers of speech therapists;
(c) reduced access to occupational therapy services;
(d) reduced numbers of occupational therapists; or
(e) any other reduced allied health services impacting on regional Western Australia?
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Answered
2 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development
Response time
23 days
The Minister for Regional Development is working closely with the Minister for Health on a number of issues effecting Regional Development and the provision of Health.
I ask the member to refer any specific questions in relation to Health to the responsible Minister, in this case, the Minister for Health.
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I ask the member to refer any specific questions in relation to Health to the responsible Minister, in this case, the Minister for Health.
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