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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the cost and frequency of flights transporting health staff from Perth to the Great Southern region in the 2022-23 financial year. The answer provides a breakdown of flights and costs for doctors, nurses, and other medical staff.

AnsweredQoN 1499Legislative Council

Asked

8 August 2023

Member

Hon Dr Steve Thomas

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I refer to the transport of health staff from Perth to regional Western Australia by the WA Country Health Service, and I ask, for the 2022-23 financial year: (a) what was the total number of flights for doctors transported to the Great Southern region; (b) what was the total cost of those flights in (a); (c) what was the total number of flights for nursing staff transported to the Great Southern region; (d) what was the total cost of those flights in (c); (e) what was the total number of flights for other medical staff transported to the Great Southern region; and (f) what was the total cost of those flights in (f)?

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Answered

12 September 2023

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health

Response time

9 days

The following information pertains to flights booked by WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Great Southern.
a)      121 trips
b)      $55,068.15
c)      13 trips
d)      $3,660.88
e)      6 trips
f)       $1,802.13

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