❓ Shadow Minister Mettam questions the Minister for Health about a potential public sector takeover of the Hospital in Home service, currently provided by Silverchain. The Minister avoids a direct answer, criticises Mettam's line of questioning, and affirms support for Silverchain.
AnsweredQoN 752Legislative Assembly
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HOSPITAL IN HOME SERVICE
752. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister rule out a public sector takeover of this service?
752. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister rule out a public sector takeover of this service?
AnswerView source ↗
I will not be drawn into the silly
little games the member plays in this place. It is absolutely pathetic.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : Silverchain
is highly regarded and well supported by the department, the health service
providers and this government. We will continue to support Silverchain and the
work that it does. This is about ensuring
patient flow through hospitals. I think the Auditor General in her briefing
said to the member that ambulance ramping and bed blockage is not about
the number of beds in the hospitals. Did she not say that to you?
Ms L. Mettam : She said you
don't have a strategic plan. You have no plan. She said you've
got no strategy and you don't know how to spend your money.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : The Auditor General
undermined the member's entire argument for the last 12 months. Did she not look you in the eye and say that is not what it is? We are looking at
how we can give more people access to Hospital in Home. That is what we are
doing and that is what we are committed to doing.
little games the member plays in this place. It is absolutely pathetic.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms A. SANDERSON : Silverchain
is highly regarded and well supported by the department, the health service
providers and this government. We will continue to support Silverchain and the
work that it does. This is about ensuring
patient flow through hospitals. I think the Auditor General in her briefing
said to the member that ambulance ramping and bed blockage is not about
the number of beds in the hospitals. Did she not say that to you?
Ms L. Mettam : She said you
don't have a strategic plan. You have no plan. She said you've
got no strategy and you don't know how to spend your money.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : The Auditor General
undermined the member's entire argument for the last 12 months. Did she not look you in the eye and say that is not what it is? We are looking at
how we can give more people access to Hospital in Home. That is what we are
doing and that is what we are committed to doing.
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