❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health about ambulance ramping solutions and unmet targets. The Minister defends the government's actions, citing increased bed capacity, staffing increases, and the pressures of COVID-19 and winter.
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AMBULANCE
RAMPING
260. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. When will the minister
deliver these solutions and why does her package miss time frames and targets?
RAMPING
260. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. When will the minister
deliver these solutions and why does her package miss time frames and targets?
AnswerView source ↗
Let me remind the member for Vasse of the range of measures
that are in place at the moment to support capacity in the system—that
is, the 530 beds that were announced in the last budget. Since the last budget,
we have delivered more than 300 of those
beds to increase capacity in the system. We are moving into winter and that is always
a time of strain on the system. On top of that, we have high levels of
COVID in the community, so it is totally unrealistic to say to our emergency
department staff, ''Work twice as hard. Work more shifts. Do more, do
more!'' We are working with them. We want to support them through this
difficult season and through this difficult period. We will have in place a range of packages as we come down from our COVID
surge to help support them—that is, the recruitment of staff and the 15 per cent increase in staff numbers we
have seen. Actually, 1 100 graduate nurses will be put on this year.
There are a range of packages. It is not fair for the member to stand in this
chamber and say or make glib comments in the media that they need to work
faster, work harder and do more, when they are doing everything they can.
that are in place at the moment to support capacity in the system—that
is, the 530 beds that were announced in the last budget. Since the last budget,
we have delivered more than 300 of those
beds to increase capacity in the system. We are moving into winter and that is always
a time of strain on the system. On top of that, we have high levels of
COVID in the community, so it is totally unrealistic to say to our emergency
department staff, ''Work twice as hard. Work more shifts. Do more, do
more!'' We are working with them. We want to support them through this
difficult season and through this difficult period. We will have in place a range of packages as we come down from our COVID
surge to help support them—that is, the recruitment of staff and the 15 per cent increase in staff numbers we
have seen. Actually, 1 100 graduate nurses will be put on this year.
There are a range of packages. It is not fair for the member to stand in this
chamber and say or make glib comments in the media that they need to work
faster, work harder and do more, when they are doing everything they can.
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