❓ Mr. Cook questions the Minister for Health regarding staff reductions in light of increased emergency department attendances and elective surgery waitlists, alleging portfolio mismanagement. The Minister refutes the claims, offering a briefing to clarify the numbers.
AnsweredQoN 999Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS — WEIGHTED ACTIVITY GROWTH
999. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. Is
it not clear that the increase in emergency department attendances combined
with the increase in elective surgery waitlist admissions of over five per cent
is ample evidence that the minister has no justification for sacking 2 000
staff other than his own portfolio mismanagement?
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS — WEIGHTED ACTIVITY GROWTH
999. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. Is
it not clear that the increase in emergency department attendances combined
with the increase in elective surgery waitlist admissions of over five per cent
is ample evidence that the minister has no justification for sacking 2 000
staff other than his own portfolio mismanagement?
AnswerView source ↗
I really need to give the member a
briefing. We went through this yesterday, chapter and verse. I showed the
member clearly that he was wrong on the numbers. Clearly he is wrong.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The member for Bassendean knows nothing but union rhetoric. At
least the member for Kwinana is clever enough to understand the numbers. I will
sit down with him and explain them to him.
briefing. We went through this yesterday, chapter and verse. I showed the
member clearly that he was wrong on the numbers. Clearly he is wrong.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : The member for Bassendean knows nothing but union rhetoric. At
least the member for Kwinana is clever enough to understand the numbers. I will
sit down with him and explain them to him.
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