❓ Hon ED DERMER asked the Minister for Health about palliative care statistics in WA for 2008, including the number of recipients, those seeking care, wait times, and bed availability. The Minister, through Hon SIMON O’BRIEN, deferred answering, citing insufficient time to gather data from all area health services and requesting the question be placed on notice.
AnsweredQoN 1076Legislative Council
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PALLIATIVE CARE
(1) How many Western Australians received palliative care in 2008? (2) What is the minister’s best estimate of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008? (3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) How many Western Australians received palliative care in 2008? (2) What is the minister’s best estimate of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008? (3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(2) What is the minister’s best estimate of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008? (3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(2) What is the minister’s best estimate of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008? (3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(3) What is the average period of time between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care? (4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
(4) How many palliative beds are available in Western Australia? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
The Minister for Health has asked me to thank the honourable member for his question. The minister advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible as data is required to be sought from all area health services. It is requested that the member place the question on notice.
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