❓ Mr. Love questions the Minister for Health on support for frontline workers to prevent future breaches, citing overwork, underpayment, and lack of support. The Minister responds by highlighting recruitment efforts, increased bed numbers, and provision of PPE and protocols.
AnsweredQoN 324Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS —
HOSPITALS — BREACHES
324. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. I, too, would like to thank our frontline
workers. We know that they are desperately overworked, underpaid and
under-supported, and that the Minister for Health is not afraid of throwing
them under the bus when there is a problem. What is the minister going to do to
ensure that he adequately supports these staff so that we do not see these
breaches occurring into the future?
HOSPITALS — BREACHES
324. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. I, too, would like to thank our frontline
workers. We know that they are desperately overworked, underpaid and
under-supported, and that the Minister for Health is not afraid of throwing
them under the bus when there is a problem. What is the minister going to do to
ensure that he adequately supports these staff so that we do not see these
breaches occurring into the future?
AnswerView source ↗
As I detailed in answer to the first
question that was asked of me today, we are undertaking record recruitment of
nurses and increasing the number of beds to make sure we continue to grow the
resources available to our health system. We will continue to work with all our
teams to ensure they have the protocols, the personal protective equipment and
the procedures in place to make sure that they can keep themselves safe and
their patients safe. That is what we have done all the way along. If the member
looks at the record on COVID-19, I think he will agree that they have done a really,
really good job.
question that was asked of me today, we are undertaking record recruitment of
nurses and increasing the number of beds to make sure we continue to grow the
resources available to our health system. We will continue to work with all our
teams to ensure they have the protocols, the personal protective equipment and
the procedures in place to make sure that they can keep themselves safe and
their patients safe. That is what we have done all the way along. If the member
looks at the record on COVID-19, I think he will agree that they have done a really,
really good job.
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