Mr. Love questions the allocation of $4.61 million for Health Practitioner Regulatory Settings, seeking details on its purpose and expenditure. The answer clarifies the funding relates to implementing recommendations from an independent review and is part of a larger cross-jurisdictional effort.

AnsweredQoN 1098Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2024
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to Budget Paper 2, Volume 1, page 305, and I ask: (a) Regarding the $4,610,000 for Health Practitioner Regulatory Settings: (i) Please outline what this relates to; and (ii) How the funds were expended?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
7 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(i-ii)
The Western Australian Government has allocated $4,610,000 towards the implementation of recommendations made in the Final Report of the Independent Review of Health Practitioner Regulatory Settings, led by Ms Robyn Kruk AO.
Implementation of the 18 recommendations that will require immediate cross- jurisdictional input is $86 million, with the funding allocated reflective of Western Australia’s cost share towards the implementation of the recommendations.
The implementation of recommendations and associated budget will be overseen by the Health Workforce Taskforce, reporting to the Health Ministers’ Meeting.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more