❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about a senior British doctor's visit to advise on ambulance ramping and emergency department waiting times. The government provides information on the doctor's credentials, visit details, costs, and report publication plans.
AnsweredQoN 134Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
HOSPITALS — AMBULANCE RAMPING
134. Hon
AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the media report that the government is bringing a
senior British doctor to Perth to advise on ambulance ramping and other
matters.
(1) What is the name and qualifications of the doctor?
(2) When will he or she be visiting Perth and for how long?
(3) How much will it cost the government for the visit and
advice?
(4) Will the
doctor produce a report on any findings and will the government make any such
report public?
134. Hon
AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the media report that the government is bringing a
senior British doctor to Perth to advise on ambulance ramping and other
matters.
(1) What is the name and qualifications of the doctor?
(2) When will he or she be visiting Perth and for how long?
(3) How much will it cost the government for the visit and
advice?
(4) Will the
doctor produce a report on any findings and will the government make any such
report public?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Health, I provide the following response —
(1) Professor
Derrick Bell, Professor of Acute Medicine at Imperial College London and
director of the National Institute of Health Research, North West London, has
been invited to advise the government on matters related to hospital access
block and reducing waiting times in emergency departments in metropolitan adult
tertiary hospitals.
(2) It is
anticipated that Professor Bell will visit Perth in late July to early August
2013 for approximately seven days.
(3) The cost
to the government will be for travel and accommodation only. The cost of this
has yet to be finalised. No consultancy fee will be charged for the service.
(4) The
findings of the visit will be provided to the acting director general of the
Department of Health and the Minister for Health. The government will then
decide whether the findings will be made public.
Minister for Health, I provide the following response —
(1) Professor
Derrick Bell, Professor of Acute Medicine at Imperial College London and
director of the National Institute of Health Research, North West London, has
been invited to advise the government on matters related to hospital access
block and reducing waiting times in emergency departments in metropolitan adult
tertiary hospitals.
(2) It is
anticipated that Professor Bell will visit Perth in late July to early August
2013 for approximately seven days.
(3) The cost
to the government will be for travel and accommodation only. The cost of this
has yet to be finalised. No consultancy fee will be charged for the service.
(4) The
findings of the visit will be provided to the acting director general of the
Department of Health and the Minister for Health. The government will then
decide whether the findings will be made public.
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