❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health about the lack of clarity regarding the number of additional beds in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital emergency department redevelopment. The Minister defends the government's infrastructure record and explains the tender process, emphasizing clinical consultation.
AnsweredQoN 699Legislative Assembly
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SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL — INCIDENTS
699. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
How, as the Minister for Health, can the minister possibly not know how many
additional beds will be in this emergency department redevelopment after eight
years in government?
699. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
How, as the Minister for Health, can the minister possibly not know how many
additional beds will be in this emergency department redevelopment after eight
years in government?
AnswerView source ↗
It is this government that has a record
infrastructure build. It is this government that has committed to and is
delivering the biggest record infrastructure build. The final design and bed
plan —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : The final
design is being done in consultation with the clinicians, and that is
absolutely appropriate. The Leader of the
Liberal Party wants us to send it out for design with no consultation and no
engagement with clinicians, and I will not do that. The way the process
works in government is that we put out a tender and seek expressions of interest for the tender, and then we engage with the
proponent. I will give you a little lesson: you engage with the
proponent —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Ms A. SANDERSON : The
Department of Finance is at arms-length from the minister, who engages with the proponents on the design, the clinical
consultation and the clinical input, and all of that is fed in. Where we are in
that process is the tender. We will engage with those proponents who are
deemed fit to go through to the final stages. The final design will then be determined
when the final tender is determined. That is absolutely the appropriate
process. We will have infinite opportunity for clinicians, in particular,
consumers and, of course, mental health consumers, who are very important in
this piece and often get left off some of these design plans that are done with
medical patients in mind, not necessarily mental health patients. There is a range
of consultation to occur that will determine the final footprint, the final bed
space and which areas need to be separated from the busy ED so we can support
clients and patients who come in with mental health and drug and alcohol
issues.
infrastructure build. It is this government that has committed to and is
delivering the biggest record infrastructure build. The final design and bed
plan —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : The final
design is being done in consultation with the clinicians, and that is
absolutely appropriate. The Leader of the
Liberal Party wants us to send it out for design with no consultation and no
engagement with clinicians, and I will not do that. The way the process
works in government is that we put out a tender and seek expressions of interest for the tender, and then we engage with the
proponent. I will give you a little lesson: you engage with the
proponent —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Ms A. SANDERSON : The
Department of Finance is at arms-length from the minister, who engages with the proponents on the design, the clinical
consultation and the clinical input, and all of that is fed in. Where we are in
that process is the tender. We will engage with those proponents who are
deemed fit to go through to the final stages. The final design will then be determined
when the final tender is determined. That is absolutely the appropriate
process. We will have infinite opportunity for clinicians, in particular,
consumers and, of course, mental health consumers, who are very important in
this piece and often get left off some of these design plans that are done with
medical patients in mind, not necessarily mental health patients. There is a range
of consultation to occur that will determine the final footprint, the final bed
space and which areas need to be separated from the busy ED so we can support
clients and patients who come in with mental health and drug and alcohol
issues.
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