❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Health regarding the status of a promised urgent care clinic in Geraldton, highlighting a potential broken election commitment. The Minister's response confirms no clinic exists and cites ongoing research and consultation.
AnsweredQoN 204Legislative Council
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URGENT CARE CLINICS —
GERALDTON
204. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to WA Labor's plan
for Geraldton released in February 2017, and specifically a commitment to
establish an urgent care clinic in Geraldton.
(1) At what location is the urgent
care clinic located?
(2) What are the operating hours of
the urgent care clinic?
(3) What services are provided at
the urgent care clinic?
(4) Is access to the urgent care
clinic bulk-billed and at no cost to patients, as was committed?
(5) If the
government is unable to answer parts (1) to (4) because no such urgent care
clinic exists, and noting the government's own standard, which is that
it has four years to deliver election commitments, has the government now
abandoned its election commitment to the people of Geraldton and the midwest?
GERALDTON
204. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to WA Labor's plan
for Geraldton released in February 2017, and specifically a commitment to
establish an urgent care clinic in Geraldton.
(1) At what location is the urgent
care clinic located?
(2) What are the operating hours of
the urgent care clinic?
(3) What services are provided at
the urgent care clinic?
(4) Is access to the urgent care
clinic bulk-billed and at no cost to patients, as was committed?
(5) If the
government is unable to answer parts (1) to (4) because no such urgent care
clinic exists, and noting the government's own standard, which is that
it has four years to deliver election commitments, has the government now
abandoned its election commitment to the people of Geraldton and the midwest?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1)–(4) There
is no pilot site in Geraldton.
(5) Strategic discussions have previously been
facilitated by the Department of Health around the development of the
statewide urgent care clinics initiative in regional areas, and for local
fit-for-purpose models of care to be
considered for implementation in the previous term of government. In line with
the election commitment , the research and consultation undertaken has
demonstrated that the healthcare needs are uniquely different across the
identified regions. Further developments will be identified based on the pilot
findings.
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1)–(4) There
is no pilot site in Geraldton.
(5) Strategic discussions have previously been
facilitated by the Department of Health around the development of the
statewide urgent care clinics initiative in regional areas, and for local
fit-for-purpose models of care to be
considered for implementation in the previous term of government. In line with
the election commitment , the research and consultation undertaken has
demonstrated that the healthcare needs are uniquely different across the
identified regions. Further developments will be identified based on the pilot
findings.
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