❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health on addressing the current health system crisis, given the long timeframe for the Women's and Babies' Hospital project and the use of maternity bypasses. The Minister responds by highlighting financial management and investment in health services.
AnsweredQoN 530Legislative Assembly
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WOMEN'S AND
BABIES' HOSPITAL
530. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that maternity bypasses are the Labor government's new standard
of care for birthing mums, and given that this project is now years away, how
does the minister expect to address the crisis facing our health system right
now?
The SPEAKER : It might be
timely for me to remind people on both sides that, firstly, a supplementary
question should be a single question and should not contain a preamble; and,
secondly, in terms of the ministerial responses, I anticipate a brief response
that is shorter than the first answer. Thank you.
BABIES' HOSPITAL
530. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that maternity bypasses are the Labor government's new standard
of care for birthing mums, and given that this project is now years away, how
does the minister expect to address the crisis facing our health system right
now?
The SPEAKER : It might be
timely for me to remind people on both sides that, firstly, a supplementary
question should be a single question and should not contain a preamble; and,
secondly, in terms of the ministerial responses, I anticipate a brief response
that is shorter than the first answer. Thank you.
AnswerView source ↗
But the last one was so short, Madam
Speaker!
The SPEAKER : You have a time
limit of under a minute.
Mr R.H. COOK : The way we
resolve the challenges in health is to continue to have strong financial
management so that we can have strong
investment in health services, which is exactly what is going on. We employed
750 qualified nurses in the WA health system between January and June
this year. We are making the investment decisions and we are making sure that we
put things in place to continue to provide world-class health care for the
people of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Well done!
Speaker!
The SPEAKER : You have a time
limit of under a minute.
Mr R.H. COOK : The way we
resolve the challenges in health is to continue to have strong financial
management so that we can have strong
investment in health services, which is exactly what is going on. We employed
750 qualified nurses in the WA health system between January and June
this year. We are making the investment decisions and we are making sure that we
put things in place to continue to provide world-class health care for the
people of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Well done!
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