❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Health regarding the poor condition of access roads to Onslow District Hospital, highlighting the impact on ambulance services and patient safety, particularly for spinal injury patients. The Minister provides no answer.
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ONSLOW DISTRICT HOSPITAL - ACCESS ROADS
I refer to the access roads leading from Second Avenue and McGrath Avenue to Onslow District Hospital. (1) Is the minister aware that the condition of these roads is such that ambulances, including those transporting patients with spinal injuries, must navigate potholes and sand drifts to transfer patients to the Royal Flying Doctor Service? (2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY
I refer to the access roads leading from Second Avenue and McGrath Avenue to Onslow District Hospital. (1) Is the minister aware that the condition of these roads is such that ambulances, including those transporting patients with spinal injuries, must navigate potholes and sand drifts to transfer patients to the Royal Flying Doctor Service? (2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(1) Is the minister aware that the condition of these roads is such that ambulances, including those transporting patients with spinal injuries, must navigate potholes and sand drifts to transfer patients to the Royal Flying Doctor Service? (2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(1) Is the minister aware that the condition of these roads is such that ambulances, including those transporting patients with spinal injuries, must navigate potholes and sand drifts to transfer patients to the Royal Flying Doctor Service? (2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(2) Is the minister aware that ambulance officers attending a supine patient must physically hold the patient’s head on a pillow while the ambulance is in motion on these roads? (3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(3) Does the minister consider that the condition of these roads would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? (4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
(4) Will the minister immediately commit funds to bring these roads to a standard that would be acceptable to a hospital in the metropolitan area? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
I thank the member for some notice of the question, but I am sorry that I do not have an answer.
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