Hon. Steve Martin asks the Minister for Health about the implementation status and timeline of the 30 recommendations from the independent inquiry into Perth Children's Hospital following the death of Aishwarya Aswath. The Minister provides a progress update on the recommendations.

AnsweredQoN 702Legislative Council
Asked
17 August 2022
Portfolio
Health

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PERTH CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL — AISHWARYA ASWATH — INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT
702. Hon
STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the independent inquiry
into Perth Children's Hospital tabled on 9 November 2021.
(1) Will the minister please
provide the status of each of the 30 recommendations from the inquiry?
(2) Can the minister provide a time
line or priority order for implementation of the recommendations?

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I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Leader of the House, the following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1)–(2) Six
recommendations have been completed, three recommendations have commenced and
are considered ongoing long-term
commitments, 14 are in progress and due to be completed this year and a further
six are in progress and due to be
completed in 2023. Many of these recommendations are long-term commitments that will continue to be embedded into the health
system and, as such, will remain ongoing. All recommendations are being
implemented as a priority.

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