Question addresses the disparity in subsidised medication access for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) patients between Perth metropolitan area and the South West region. The answer clarifies that South West hospitals lack outpatient dispensing facilities, except for mental health patients.

AnsweredQoN 1511Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 May 2003
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Health

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(1) Are patients in the Perth Metropolitan area with Attention Deficit Disorder provided with medication at a subsidised rate from either public hospitals or other Government institutions?
(2) If yes, why does this policy not apply to residents in the South West?

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Answered
26 June 2003
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
43 days
1.
Yes
2.
Hospitals within the South West Area Health Service have no outpatient dispensing facilities. They are not funded or established to provide outpatient pharmaceutical services and do not provide services to private outpatients. The exception is those patients under the South West Mental Health Service.

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