❓ Mr. Barron-Sullivan questions the Minister for Health regarding ambulance bypass requests at several hospitals. The question follows a debate about whether the initial remarks violated standing orders regarding imputations.
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After all that nonsense, my question, of which abundant notice has been given, is directed to the Minister for Health. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: A question is not supposed to contain implication. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: When the member got to his feet, he sought to enter into debate on the matter with me. I am happy to take that debate up any time. I seek the opportunity to make that debate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I know members opposite have no understanding of standing orders, but standing orders make it clear that questions should contain no imputation. Sometimes matters are borderline. However, to start a question with an imputation is a breach of standing orders. The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: That is, in fact, what the rule states. However, I do not think that the comments made in this particular case took it to that extent. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: Mr Speaker, you gave the call to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. The member on his feet is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
The SPEAKER: Have you all finished? The member for Mitchell is, in fact, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN: After two further examples of nonsense from the other side of the House, I ask - (1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(1) Will the minister advise how many requests for ambulance bypass have been made by clinicians or medical staff at the emergency departments of the Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to their hospital administrations since 8 July 2004? (2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(2) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the respective area health services chief executive officer, area chief operations officer or acting area chief operations officer? (3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(3) Of those requests, how many were subsequently referred to the state health emergency director? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(1) One at Fremantle Hospital, two at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 12 at Royal Perth Hospital; a total of 15. (2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(2) All requests were passed on to the area chief executive officer or the area chief operations officer. (3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
(3) Twelve requests to the area chief operations officer were referred to the state health emergency director as formal requests for diversion. All 12 requests to the state health emergency director were approved. On the other three occasions, discussions between senior doctors at Royal Perth Hospital resulted in no request for ambulance diversion being made by that hospital.
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