❓ Hon Martin Aldridge inquires about antivenom stocks at WA Country Health Service (WACHS) sites and their recommended stocking quantities. The Minister provides a response with attached lists of current stock and recommended quantities for major centres.
AnsweredQoN 2384Legislative Council
Asked
14 August 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
and the stocks of antivenin held for snake, spider and sea animal bites, and I
ask: (a) for each WACHS site please list the current
stock of antivenin; and (b) for each WACHS site please list the recommended
stocking quantity of antivenin as established by the WA Therapeutic Advisory
Group?
and the stocks of antivenin held for snake, spider and sea animal bites, and I
ask: (a) for each WACHS site please list the current
stock of antivenin; and (b) for each WACHS site please list the recommended
stocking quantity of antivenin as established by the WA Therapeutic Advisory
Group?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2019
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a) The audit of current stock of antivenom in WA Country Health Service (WACHS) sites was completed on 28 August 2019. The full list of antivenom stock is attached in Attachment 1. See tabled paper no.
(b) WA Therapeutic Advisory Group updated the critical medicine list in December 2018. The list does not provide guidance on all WACHS facilities but does provide information on major centres within WACHS. The hospitals included on the list were updated in December 2018 to provide better coverage of regions. The list of WACHS sites is in Attachment 2. See tabled paper no.
(a) The audit of current stock of antivenom in WA Country Health Service (WACHS) sites was completed on 28 August 2019. The full list of antivenom stock is attached in Attachment 1. See tabled paper no.
(b) WA Therapeutic Advisory Group updated the critical medicine list in December 2018. The list does not provide guidance on all WACHS facilities but does provide information on major centres within WACHS. The hospitals included on the list were updated in December 2018 to provide better coverage of regions. The list of WACHS sites is in Attachment 2. See tabled paper no.
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