❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about a review of country ambulance services. The Parliamentary Secretary responds that WA Health continuously works to improve services and points to the 'WA Health Patient Transport Strategy 2015–2018', which is tabled.
AnsweredQoN 672Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH — COUNTRY AMBULANCE SERVICES REVIEW
672. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Has WA
Health conducted a review of country ambulance services and ambulance needs in
country areas?
(2) If yes to (1), when was the review conducted?
(3) Will the minister table a copy of the review report; and,
if not, why not?
OF HEALTH — COUNTRY AMBULANCE SERVICES REVIEW
672. Hon ADELE FARINA to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Has WA
Health conducted a review of country ambulance services and ambulance needs in
country areas?
(2) If yes to (1), when was the review conducted?
(3) Will the minister table a copy of the review report; and,
if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(3)
WA Health is continuously working with St John Ambulance in examining ways to
improve ambulance services, including in country areas. In 2014, WA Health
developed the ''WA Health Patient Transport Strategy 2015–2018''.
The strategy outlines how patient transport services will be sourced over the
short term and identifies a three-year action plan to enhance WA HealthXXX ###XXXs procurement and provision of patient
transport services. The strategy is available on the WA Health website.
However, I table a copy of the strategy for the member.
[See paper
2967.]
question.
(1)–(3)
WA Health is continuously working with St John Ambulance in examining ways to
improve ambulance services, including in country areas. In 2014, WA Health
developed the ''WA Health Patient Transport Strategy 2015–2018''.
The strategy outlines how patient transport services will be sourced over the
short term and identifies a three-year action plan to enhance WA HealthXXX ###XXXs procurement and provision of patient
transport services. The strategy is available on the WA Health website.
However, I table a copy of the strategy for the member.
[See paper
2967.]
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