Hon Adele Farina asks about the policy details regarding the provision of emergency ambulance services through an external provider, as referenced in a 2013 Auditor General report. The Minister clarifies it's a government position based on a 2009 inquiry, not a specific policy document.

AnsweredQoN 4537Legislative Council
Asked
18 October 2016
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Health

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The 2013 Auditor
General report, Delivering WA's Ambulance Services , makes reference to a policy of providing
emergency ambulance services through an external provider, and I ask: (a) what are the details of this policy; (b) will the Minister table a copy of the policy; and (c) if no to (b), why not?

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Answered
22 November 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(a-c) The 2013 Auditor General report reference is to a government policy position rather than an actual policy document. The reference relates to the independent October 2009 St John Ambulance Inquiry Report to the Minister for Health which found that the model of an external service provider rather than a state run system was considered the most cost effective for WA.

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