❓ Ms. Mettam asks the Premier about the implementation of the 30 recommendations from the independent inquiry into Perth Children's Hospital following Aishwarya Aswath's death, including the dedicated resuscitation team. The Premier avoids directly confirming full implementation, highlighting general improvements in WA's healthcare system and ongoing efforts.
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PERTH CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL — AISHWARYA ASWATH — INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT
851. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I refer to the 30 recommendations
from the independent inquiry into Perth Children's Hospital following
the tragic death of Aishwarya Aswath, which was released more than two years
ago. Given that the Premier made a personal commitment to Aishwarya's
parents, Aswath and Prasitha, that this work would be undertaken as a priority,
can he confirm that all 30 recommendations have now been implemented, including
a dedicated supernumerary resuscitation team?
HOSPITAL — AISHWARYA ASWATH — INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT
851. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I refer to the 30 recommendations
from the independent inquiry into Perth Children's Hospital following
the tragic death of Aishwarya Aswath, which was released more than two years
ago. Given that the Premier made a personal commitment to Aishwarya's
parents, Aswath and Prasitha, that this work would be undertaken as a priority,
can he confirm that all 30 recommendations have now been implemented, including
a dedicated supernumerary resuscitation team?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Vasse for the
question. Western Australia's hospitals are among the best in the
nation, and that is a matter of which we are very proud. We have seen our
hospital systems right across the nation impacted by the aftermath of the
COVID-19 pandemic, and Western Australia's hospitals have responded
better than any hospital system in the country. We are seeing a significant
downward trajectory in ambulance ramping and some great numbers in elective
surgery, and we continue to see our doctors and nurses striving ever harder to
provide great health care in Western Australia, and about that we are immensely
proud. We will continue to make sure that they receive the resources they need
so that Western Australians know that only a WA Labor government will provide
the resources and investment in their healthcare system to provide the best
possible care and to put patients first. We will continue to strive to make
sure that all hospital services meet the community's expectations and,
when they do not, we will seek to find out what has gone wrong and provide
answers for those who were negatively impacted and learn from those incidences
to ensure that, as best we can, they will never happen again.
In relation to Aishwarya, we know
that a range of issues needed looking into, and they have been responded to by my government. I regularly receive updates from
the Minister for Health in her determination to make sure that we provide a positive response to these issues. As the member for Vasse observed,
there are 30-odd recommendations. I have not received a contemporary briefing
on these upgrades, but I know that we continue to be determined to get the best
possible health outcomes for all Western Australians.
question. Western Australia's hospitals are among the best in the
nation, and that is a matter of which we are very proud. We have seen our
hospital systems right across the nation impacted by the aftermath of the
COVID-19 pandemic, and Western Australia's hospitals have responded
better than any hospital system in the country. We are seeing a significant
downward trajectory in ambulance ramping and some great numbers in elective
surgery, and we continue to see our doctors and nurses striving ever harder to
provide great health care in Western Australia, and about that we are immensely
proud. We will continue to make sure that they receive the resources they need
so that Western Australians know that only a WA Labor government will provide
the resources and investment in their healthcare system to provide the best
possible care and to put patients first. We will continue to strive to make
sure that all hospital services meet the community's expectations and,
when they do not, we will seek to find out what has gone wrong and provide
answers for those who were negatively impacted and learn from those incidences
to ensure that, as best we can, they will never happen again.
In relation to Aishwarya, we know
that a range of issues needed looking into, and they have been responded to by my government. I regularly receive updates from
the Minister for Health in her determination to make sure that we provide a positive response to these issues. As the member for Vasse observed,
there are 30-odd recommendations. I have not received a contemporary briefing
on these upgrades, but I know that we continue to be determined to get the best
possible health outcomes for all Western Australians.
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