❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health regarding timely parental notification of Severity Assessment Code 1 events at Perth Children's Hospital. The Minister responds defensively, accusing Ms. Mettam of political opportunism.
AnsweredQoN 822Legislative Assembly
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PERTH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — SEVERITY ASSESSMENT CODE 1 EVENTS
822. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
Madam Speaker —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I would like the supplementary
question to be heard in silence.
Ms L. METTAM : I have a supplementary
question. Will the minister commit to revising hospital policies to ensure that
parents are promptly informed of any incidents involving their child's
treatment regardless of the timing or circumstances?
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — SEVERITY ASSESSMENT CODE 1 EVENTS
822. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
Madam Speaker —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I would like the supplementary
question to be heard in silence.
Ms L. METTAM : I have a supplementary
question. Will the minister commit to revising hospital policies to ensure that
parents are promptly informed of any incidents involving their child's
treatment regardless of the timing or circumstances?
AnswerView source ↗
I
know that there has been a range of meetings and circumstances in which the
Child and Adolescent Health Service has tried to engage with the family and,
quite rightly and understandably, they have not been in a position to engage.
It is appropriate that they are given the time and space to process what is the
most awful and devastating experience that they will probably ever
experience. If the Leader of the Liberal Party would like a briefing on the
processes and the status of the
investigation, should she ever be sensible enough to ask me for one behind the
chair or approach me on one of the many times she sees me in this
building —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : —
and say, ''I just want to get an update on behalf of this family'',
I would happily offer her that update, but instead she chooses the grubby route
of trying to seek some kind of political advantage out of a devastating
circumstance.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
know that there has been a range of meetings and circumstances in which the
Child and Adolescent Health Service has tried to engage with the family and,
quite rightly and understandably, they have not been in a position to engage.
It is appropriate that they are given the time and space to process what is the
most awful and devastating experience that they will probably ever
experience. If the Leader of the Liberal Party would like a briefing on the
processes and the status of the
investigation, should she ever be sensible enough to ask me for one behind the
chair or approach me on one of the many times she sees me in this
building —
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : —
and say, ''I just want to get an update on behalf of this family'',
I would happily offer her that update, but instead she chooses the grubby route
of trying to seek some kind of political advantage out of a devastating
circumstance.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
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