❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding funding and service provision by Marie Stopes Clinic, compared to alternative options like Kalamunda Hospital. The response clarifies funding sources, contract details, and service referral pathways.
AnsweredQoN 4311Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Where is the $1.2m capital
funding and $500,000 in recurrent funding for the restricted services to be provided by the Marie Stopes Clinic, previously you have
indicated it was not coming out of the $360m budget allocation for the Midland Health Campus and it has required new and
additional funding? This new and additional extra money does not appear to be in the
budget, will it be in the mid-year review? (2) What is the duration of WA
Health’s contract with Marie Stopes? (3) Marie Stopes does not currently do
hysterectomies, will patients needing hysterectomies for sterilisation have to
go to King Edward Memorial Hospital? (4) Marie Stopes Clinic does not perform late term terminations, will patients requiring these services be referred to King Edward Memorial Hospital? (5) Were any costings done on
providing restricted services at Kalamunda Hospital. If so, would it have been cheaper/or
comparable to provide these services at Kalamunda? (6) Was any extra consideration
or weight given to the fact Kalamunda has the potential to give both greater
anonymity to patients and greater security (eg. people could
be at Kalamunda presenting for any type of day surgery, whereas the Marie Stopes clinic is
dedicated to providing contraception, termination and sterilisation services and regularly experiences protestors outside the front of the clinic)?
funding and $500,000 in recurrent funding for the restricted services to be provided by the Marie Stopes Clinic, previously you have
indicated it was not coming out of the $360m budget allocation for the Midland Health Campus and it has required new and
additional funding? This new and additional extra money does not appear to be in the
budget, will it be in the mid-year review? (2) What is the duration of WA
Health’s contract with Marie Stopes? (3) Marie Stopes does not currently do
hysterectomies, will patients needing hysterectomies for sterilisation have to
go to King Edward Memorial Hospital? (4) Marie Stopes Clinic does not perform late term terminations, will patients requiring these services be referred to King Edward Memorial Hospital? (5) Were any costings done on
providing restricted services at Kalamunda Hospital. If so, would it have been cheaper/or
comparable to provide these services at Kalamunda? (6) Was any extra consideration
or weight given to the fact Kalamunda has the potential to give both greater
anonymity to patients and greater security (eg. people could
be at Kalamunda presenting for any type of day surgery, whereas the Marie Stopes clinic is
dedicated to providing contraception, termination and sterilisation services and regularly experiences protestors outside the front of the clinic)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(1) Capital funding will be provided from within the Department of Health's current approved Asset Investment Program, with no additional funding required. The recurrent funding is a continuation of the activity based funding provided for services at Swan District Hospital.
(2) The duration proposed is 3 years with two 1 year extensions.
(3) Hysterectomies are not performed for sterilisation purposes. St John of God Midland Public Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital will perform hysterectomies for medical reasons.
(4) Yes. King Edward Memorial Hospital performs all late term abortions on a state-wide basis.
(5) Yes. The capital cost to upgrade the procedure room at Kalamunda Hospital to a full operating theatre to enable the full provision of services resulted in far greater capital costs than the Marie Stopes option.
(6) A range of options were considered for the provision of these services including Osborne Park and Kalamunda Hospitals. They were considered from a range of perspectives. Marie Stopes in Midland is a discreet facility, is more accessible than Kalamunda Hospital and represents a more cost effective delivery option.
(2) The duration proposed is 3 years with two 1 year extensions.
(3) Hysterectomies are not performed for sterilisation purposes. St John of God Midland Public Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital will perform hysterectomies for medical reasons.
(4) Yes. King Edward Memorial Hospital performs all late term abortions on a state-wide basis.
(5) Yes. The capital cost to upgrade the procedure room at Kalamunda Hospital to a full operating theatre to enable the full provision of services resulted in far greater capital costs than the Marie Stopes option.
(6) A range of options were considered for the provision of these services including Osborne Park and Kalamunda Hospitals. They were considered from a range of perspectives. Marie Stopes in Midland is a discreet facility, is more accessible than Kalamunda Hospital and represents a more cost effective delivery option.
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