❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the status of a review of country health services, the functioning of a related working group, and the funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance. The Minister provides answers, tables recommendations, and clarifies the funding situation.
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ST JOHN AMBULANCE — REVIEW
I refer to the minister’s answers to question without notice 210 asked on 24 March and question without notice 244 asked on 6 April concerning St John Ambulance Services. (1) Is the review of country health services still continuing and if not, when did this review conclude? (2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the minister’s answers to question without notice 210 asked on 24 March and question without notice 244 asked on 6 April concerning St John Ambulance Services. (1) Is the review of country health services still continuing and if not, when did this review conclude? (2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(1) Is the review of country health services still continuing and if not, when did this review conclude? (2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds?
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(4) No. [See paper 3226.]
[See paper 3226.]
(1) Is the review of country health services still continuing and if not, when did this review conclude? (2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(2) Is the country service working group still functioning and when did it last meet? (3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(3) Will the minister table the recommendations of the country service working group and details of improved service delivery as a result of the work of the country service working group; and, if not, why not? (4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(4) (a) Is there a current signed funding agreement between the state government and St John Ambulance; (b) if yes, what is the term of the agreement and will the minister table the agreement; and (c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(c) if there is no current funding agreement in place, on what basis has the state provided funding to St John Ambulance and what is the criteria, or what are the performance indicators, against which the government is auditing St John Ambulance expenditure of public funds?
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(1) The country service working group has completed its review of country ambulance services and the implementation of its recommendations are included in “St John Ambulance Inquiry–Implementation of Recommendations. Completion Report to the Minister for Health December 2010.” These recommendations are being taken forward by the WA ambulance standing committee that is chaired by the Director General of Health. As tabled in Legislative Council question without notice 210, further assessment is still ongoing by the WA Country Health Service as part of the regionalisation strategy. (2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(2) The working group has been wound up and last met on 5 November 2010. (3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(3) The Minister for Health has no objections to this, therefore I table the recommendations. (4) No. [See paper 3226.]
(4) No. [See paper 3226.]
[See paper 3226.]
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