Hon. Darren West asks about the WA Department of Health's involvement in the federal government's Life Saving Drugs Program review. The parliamentary secretary indicates the department has not been consulted and is unaware of any formal review.

AnsweredQoN 199Legislative Council
Asked
13 March 2014
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

LIFE
SAVING DRUGS PROGRAM — REVIEW
199. Hon DARREN WEST to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the federal government's Life Saving Drugs
program, which is currently under review.
(1) Has the
Department of Health been consulted over the review?
(2) What are
the terms of reference of the review?
(3) Has the
Department of Health made a submission to the review; and, if so, will the
minister make public a copy of the Department of Health's submission to
the review?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Health has no information on any specific invitation to provide
comment on the Life Saving Drugs program at this time.
(2) The terms
of reference of any review are not known. The Department of Health is not aware
that any formal review has been initiated since 2009.
(3) Not
applicable.

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