Question regarding the exclusion of certain communities from BreastScreen WA's mobile service. The Minister clarifies BreastScreen WA is a private organisation, limiting direct intervention, and offers collaboration.

AnsweredQoN 609Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 October 2022
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

BREASTSCREEN WA —
REGIONS
609. Ms M. BEARD to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister review the exclusion of these communities from the BreastScreen WA mobile service and find a way to
ensure that Western Australian women have access to the health services
that they need?

AnswerView source ↗

Understanding that the member for
North West Central is a new member, I will explain again: BreastScreen WA is a private
organisation. It is not possible for me to review what she has called an
exclusion. BreastScreen WA is funded by the state government.
Several members interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : You have
set up your own member with this question.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, order,
please! Just a quick answer, please.
Ms A. SANDERSON : I am more
than happy to work with the member on access to breast screening for regional
women.
Members opposite have set up their
own member with her first question. There were many questions about regional
health care that could have been asked, but you set her up.
The SPEAKER : That concludes
question time.

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