❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health regarding the continued public availability of St John Ambulance data, including ramping figures, under the future contract. The Minister avoids a direct guarantee but commits to a transparent contract.
AnsweredQoN 721Legislative Assembly
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ST JOHN AMBULANCE — SERVICE DELIVERY
721. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. On
behalf of taxpayers, will the minister guarantee that in line with the promise of gold-standard transparency that the government
claims to operate under, all data that is currently reported by St John
Ambulance, including ambulance ramping figures, will continue to be publicly
available under the future contract?
721. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. On
behalf of taxpayers, will the minister guarantee that in line with the promise of gold-standard transparency that the government
claims to operate under, all data that is currently reported by St John
Ambulance, including ambulance ramping figures, will continue to be publicly
available under the future contract?
AnswerView source ↗
WA Health is one of the most
transparent reporters of data of any government entity. On any single day, the member can go on to the website and see the
waiting time in emergency departments—I probably should not tell her this because she probably has not figured it out!—in every single
hospital. It goes right down to the nitty-gritty of every single hospital and
health facility that does emergency care in the state.
It is totally inappropriate for the
member for Vasse to ask me to divulge those contract negotiations, but I can
give the Western Australian taxpayers this commitment: this will be a modern,
fit-for-purpose, transparent contract that will deliver the best ambulance
service in Western Australia.
transparent reporters of data of any government entity. On any single day, the member can go on to the website and see the
waiting time in emergency departments—I probably should not tell her this because she probably has not figured it out!—in every single
hospital. It goes right down to the nitty-gritty of every single hospital and
health facility that does emergency care in the state.
It is totally inappropriate for the
member for Vasse to ask me to divulge those contract negotiations, but I can
give the Western Australian taxpayers this commitment: this will be a modern,
fit-for-purpose, transparent contract that will deliver the best ambulance
service in Western Australia.
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