❓ Mr. Love questions the WA Country Health Service's decision to switch the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme contract from a local Carnarvon business to Corporate Travel Management. The Minister explains the change was due to a Common-Use Arrangement and airline service changes.
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I refer to the decision by the WA Country Health Service to change the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme contract from Everywhere Travel (a local Carnarvon business) to Corporate Travel Management, and I ask: (a) What was the rationale for making this decision; and (b) Will you reconsider the change of contract from this local Carnarvon business?
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Answered
18 June 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
(a-b)
Since August 2017, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has been the sole contractor offering domestic air travel reservation and travel management services to Government agencies under Common-Use Arrangement (CUA). Under the CUA, CTM is the mandatory statewide provider of domestic air travel bookings.
In 2017, the only airline providing a regular domestic air service between Carnarvon and Perth was Skippers Aviation. As these bookings were not able to be arranged by CTM, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) used Everywhere Travel. However, this changed when Regional Express Airlines commenced the Carnarvon to Perth return domestic air route and bookings were then able to be made through CTM.
WACHS continues to use Everywhere Travel for non-air related travel bookings for patients.
Since August 2017, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has been the sole contractor offering domestic air travel reservation and travel management services to Government agencies under Common-Use Arrangement (CUA). Under the CUA, CTM is the mandatory statewide provider of domestic air travel bookings.
In 2017, the only airline providing a regular domestic air service between Carnarvon and Perth was Skippers Aviation. As these bookings were not able to be arranged by CTM, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) used Everywhere Travel. However, this changed when Regional Express Airlines commenced the Carnarvon to Perth return domestic air route and bookings were then able to be made through CTM.
WACHS continues to use Everywhere Travel for non-air related travel bookings for patients.
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