❓ Dr. Jacobs questions the Minister for Health about increased waiting times for temporary loan wheelchairs at Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital. The Minister claims to be unaware and suggests advance notice for detailed questions.
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ROYAL PERTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL - TEMPORARY LOAN WHEELCHAIRS
I refer to a leaked internal memorandum from the Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital at Shenton Park about the provision of temporary loan wheelchairs to patients. (1) Is the minister aware that from 2003 to March 2006, the average waiting time for a temporary loan wheelchair at Shenton Park has doubled from three to 6.3 days? (2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY
I refer to a leaked internal memorandum from the Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital at Shenton Park about the provision of temporary loan wheelchairs to patients. (1) Is the minister aware that from 2003 to March 2006, the average waiting time for a temporary loan wheelchair at Shenton Park has doubled from three to 6.3 days? (2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(1) Is the minister aware that from 2003 to March 2006, the average waiting time for a temporary loan wheelchair at Shenton Park has doubled from three to 6.3 days? (2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(1) Is the minister aware that from 2003 to March 2006, the average waiting time for a temporary loan wheelchair at Shenton Park has doubled from three to 6.3 days? (2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(2) Is the minister aware that these wheelchairs are essential for safe hospital discharge, the facilitation of patient therapy and mobility replacement when permanent wheelchairs are being repaired? (3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(3) Why has the minister allowed the waiting time for the delivery of temporary loan wheelchairs to blow out to almost a week? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
(1)-(3) I am not aware of the matters to which the member for Roe has referred. If he seriously wanted an answer to a question with such detail, he would have provided me with some advance notice so that I could have been in a position to respond.
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