❓ Question regarding the impact of changes to the Bunbury Community Palliative Care Service, specifically concerning after-hours care for non-terminal patients and subsequent hospital presentations. The answer clarifies the service was not axed and provides data on hospital presentations and telephone contacts.
AnsweredQoN 4136Legislative Council
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I refer to the axing of the Bunbury Community Palliative Care Service provided afterhours for non-terminal patients and I ask, since 8 February 2016, how many Bunbury Community Palliative Care Service patients who no longer receive the after-hours service have: (a) attended Bunbury Hospital Emergency Department and how many attended out of standard office hours; (b) been admitted to Bunbury Hospital; and (c) contacted the Bunbury Community Palliative Care out-of-hours telephone advice service?
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Answered
21 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health
Response time
40 days
I understand the member received a briefing on the Bunbury Community Palliative Care Service on Tuesday 17 May 2016 which provided confirmation that the service has not been axed.
As at 12 May 2016:
(a-b) Hospital data does not differentiate between terminal and non-terminal patients, all patients are recorded as palliative. During the period 8 February 2016 to 12 May 2016, there were 152 presentations to Bunbury Hospital Emergency Department and of those presentations, 54 were out of hours; of those 54 – 38 were admitted to Bunbury Hospital.
(c) Four patients have made telephone contact out of hours through the Bunbury Hospital After-Hours Manager. All patients have then been followed up and all patients stated they were satisfied with the response/support they received.
As at 12 May 2016:
(a-b) Hospital data does not differentiate between terminal and non-terminal patients, all patients are recorded as palliative. During the period 8 February 2016 to 12 May 2016, there were 152 presentations to Bunbury Hospital Emergency Department and of those presentations, 54 were out of hours; of those 54 – 38 were admitted to Bunbury Hospital.
(c) Four patients have made telephone contact out of hours through the Bunbury Hospital After-Hours Manager. All patients have then been followed up and all patients stated they were satisfied with the response/support they received.
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