❓ Opposition Leader asks the Minister for Health about the impact of impending Commonwealth aged care funding cuts on WA's aged care residents and state hospitals. The Minister dismisses the concerns as scaremongering, stating the issue is a Commonwealth responsibility and that they have raised it with the Commonwealth government.
AnsweredQoN 916Legislative Assembly
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AGED CARE — COMMONWEALTH FUNDING
916. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. The
commonwealth funding cuts kick in in five weeks and will result in dozens,
scores or perhaps hundreds of older Western Australians being moved out of
aged-care places and potentially into state hospitals. What has the minister
done about it that is more significant than a chat, and why has he not put this
issue on the COAG agenda?
916. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. The
commonwealth funding cuts kick in in five weeks and will result in dozens,
scores or perhaps hundreds of older Western Australians being moved out of
aged-care places and potentially into state hospitals. What has the minister
done about it that is more significant than a chat, and why has he not put this
issue on the COAG agenda?
AnswerView source ↗
I am not aware of any proposal to
move patients out of aged-care facilities into state hospitals. That sounds
like a bit of scaremongering—the sort of thing that we know the Labor
Party specialises in. But, as I said, this issue needs to be addressed by the
commonwealth government. I have taken up this issue with the commonwealth
government and I look forward to a response.
move patients out of aged-care facilities into state hospitals. That sounds
like a bit of scaremongering—the sort of thing that we know the Labor
Party specialises in. But, as I said, this issue needs to be addressed by the
commonwealth government. I have taken up this issue with the commonwealth
government and I look forward to a response.
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