❓ Opposition questions the Premier's handling of health system improvements after two years, citing another review. Premier defends the government's record, highlighting increased funding, reduced waiting lists, and reforms, while blaming the Commonwealth for undermining progress.
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I remind the Premier of his unequivocal and solemn promise to the people of Western Australia to make improvements to the hospital system the Government’s No 1 priority and ask - (1) Given the announcement today of yet another review into the health system, will the Premier admit that after more than two years he still has no idea how to deliver on his promise? (2) Why is a review needed to tell us what the people of Western Australia already know? (3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(1) Given the announcement today of yet another review into the health system, will the Premier admit that after more than two years he still has no idea how to deliver on his promise? (2) Why is a review needed to tell us what the people of Western Australia already know? (3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(2) Why is a review needed to tell us what the people of Western Australia already know? (3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(1) Given the announcement today of yet another review into the health system, will the Premier admit that after more than two years he still has no idea how to deliver on his promise? (2) Why is a review needed to tell us what the people of Western Australia already know? (3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(2) Why is a review needed to tell us what the people of Western Australia already know? (3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(3) Why does the Government not get on with making some decisions about delivering better health services? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
(1)-(3) I find the member for Murdoch’s comments on health services interesting. When I watch his performance on the television and listen to his statements on radio I can very rarely work out what he is contributing to the debate. That reflects the Opposition’s present position. The first part of the question asked about our achievements. I suppose the first one - Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The first achievement was to provide additional funding of $1.3 billion. The second was to reduce the elective surgery waiting list to the lowest it has been since 1991. The third achievement is the implementation of the major capital commitment to improve our public hospitals, particularly their emergency departments. The fourth is the 350 additional nurses now working in the health system and the 1 000 nurses who responded to our nurse recruitment program. We are starting the process. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The reform of our health system is not the equivalent of a 30-second media grab. In addition, we have brought about major reform of our regional organisation so that we can provide proper service delivery for people who live outside Perth. No former Government has had the courage to do that. This Government had the courage and it has a minister with the ability to do it. We must now follow up on our reforms by examining what is currently a serious problem in the system. We have put $1.3 billion into the system but we still have many problems with service delivery. Therefore, we will improve the nature of service delivery. The rate of expansion of health expenditure not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia is posing a real problem for all state budgets. We must ensure that the Commonwealth Government accepts its responsibilities under the Medicare system and does not shift costs onto the public hospital system. The process that this Government has set up is a continuation of what it has been doing over its past two years in government. As a result of administrative reform, expenditure commitment, prioritisation, improved service delivery and political pressure on the Commonwealth Government, this Government will bring about major changes to service delivery in the health system that will be of satisfaction to Western Australians. This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
This Government is doing exactly what it said it would do before the election. It has turned around priorities in the education system. Money is being invested in areas dealing with retention rates, behaviour problems and smaller class sizes. The Police Service has been provided with an extra $70 million of funding, as a result of which there has been a reduction in the crime rate. Money is being invested in the health care system, but every time we have made progress we have been undermined by the Commonwealth Government. This Government will make sure there is more efficiency at a state level and that a solution is found to the problem with commonwealth-state relations.
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