❓ Mr L'Estrange questions the Minister for Emergency Services about the availability of COVID-19-specific PPE for emergency services personnel and volunteers in the event of a second outbreak in WA. The Minister assures that sufficient PPE is available and managed through the Department of Health, with support from the Commonwealth.
AnsweredQoN 486Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
EMERGENCY SERVICES — PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
486. Mr
S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
Given
what has happened in Victoria, does the minister have enough items of
COVID-19-specific personal protective equipment held in storage for all
emergency services personnel and volunteers if a second outbreak of COVID-19
occurs in Western Australia?
EQUIPMENT
486. Mr
S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
Given
what has happened in Victoria, does the minister have enough items of
COVID-19-specific personal protective equipment held in storage for all
emergency services personnel and volunteers if a second outbreak of COVID-19
occurs in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you very much indeed for that
question, member for Churchlands; it is a good question. The answer is yes, we
do. It is being managed through the director general of the Department of
Health and the Chief Medical Officer. At every meeting, the state disaster
committee is updated on the gamut of PPE that is available, particularly for
hospital staff. Through the coordination of the SDC, other government agencies
that have frontline interaction with the general public are also checked for
their levels of PPE. I point out to the member for Churchlands that the
commonwealth also has a significant storage of PPE that can be called upon by
the Department of Health in Western Australia and other Departments of Health
around Australia at any time.
question, member for Churchlands; it is a good question. The answer is yes, we
do. It is being managed through the director general of the Department of
Health and the Chief Medical Officer. At every meeting, the state disaster
committee is updated on the gamut of PPE that is available, particularly for
hospital staff. Through the coordination of the SDC, other government agencies
that have frontline interaction with the general public are also checked for
their levels of PPE. I point out to the member for Churchlands that the
commonwealth also has a significant storage of PPE that can be called upon by
the Department of Health in Western Australia and other Departments of Health
around Australia at any time.
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