❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses parking fees at Perth public hospitals, revenue generated, corporate SmartRider access for staff, and improvements to public transport and cycling facilities. The answer provides details on parking charges, SmartRider eligibility, and transport upgrades.
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I refer to parking fees at public hospitals in the Perth Metropolitan area, and ask:
(a) which public hospitals currently charge parking fees, and for those hospitals:
(i) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2010, listed by hospital?
(ii) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2011, listed by hospital?
(iii) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 July 2011, listed by hospital?
(iv) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2012, listed by hospital?
(b) how much income has been generated in parking revenue since 1 January 2011, listed by hospital;
(c) how much money has the Department of Health spent since 1 January 2011 on the corporate smartrider for hospital staff;
(d) why are nurses and other hospital support staff at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital unable to access the corporate smartrider;
(e) does the Department intend to make the corporate smartrider available to all staff; and
(f) have any of the public hospitals that charge parking fees received new or additional bus services, or new or additional cycling end of trip facilities, since 1 January 2011, and if so, will the Minister provide details?
(a) which public hospitals currently charge parking fees, and for those hospitals:
(i) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2010, listed by hospital?
(ii) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2011, listed by hospital?
(iii) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 July 2011, listed by hospital?
(iv) what was the hourly parking rate at each hospital as at 1 January 2012, listed by hospital?
(b) how much income has been generated in parking revenue since 1 January 2011, listed by hospital;
(c) how much money has the Department of Health spent since 1 January 2011 on the corporate smartrider for hospital staff;
(d) why are nurses and other hospital support staff at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital unable to access the corporate smartrider;
(e) does the Department intend to make the corporate smartrider available to all staff; and
(f) have any of the public hospitals that charge parking fees received new or additional bus services, or new or additional cycling end of trip facilities, since 1 January 2011, and if so, will the Minister provide details?
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Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
48 days
(a) Parking charges are in line with the WA Department of Health's
Access and Parking Strategy
for Health Campuses in the Perth Metropolitan Area
. Parking charges are in place at Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Osborne Park Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC).
Note: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), as one of the 27 tenants of the QEIIMC site, does not charge for parking at the QEIIMC. This is the responsibility of the QEIIMC Trust as landlord for the site.
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) [See tabled paper no]
(b) [See tabled paper no]
(c) Since the inception of the Corporate SmartRider for WA Health staff in August 2011, the total cost of this initiative has been $170,300.
(d) All permanent WA Health employees and temporary WA Health employees with an employment contract of 12 months or longer, who work at SCGH, became eligible for the Corporate SmartRider scheme from Monday 12 March 2012.
(e) All permanent WA Health employees and temporary WA Health employees with an employment contract of 12 months or longer who work at one of the metropolitan hospital sites covered by the Access and Parking Strategy for Health Campuses in the Perth Metropolitan Area (hospitals as per question (a)) are eligible for the Corporate SmartRider scheme. There are currently no plans to increase the number of hospital sites covered by the Access and Parking Strategy.
(f) A number of new facilities at the hospitals that charge parking fees have been introduced, including a brand new female end of trip facility and improvements to existing male changing rooms at Osborne Park Hospital, and new bike racks installed at Royal Perth, Fremantle and Osborne Park hospitals. Improvements have been made to directional and information signage across all the sites including improved line markings and re-surfacing work. Minor timetable improvements to the 427 bus service and the introduction of the 428 bus service in November 2011 have improved access to Osborne Park Hospital. Travel access guides are currently being developed for all sites.
The QEIIMC Trust funds TravelSmart initiatives including public transport and end of bike facilities. The two bus services that the QEIIMC Trust funds (bus 79 and 97) have increased their services and another two buses were included in the 79 route in January 2012. An additional four end of bike facilities are currently being constructed as part of the QEIIMC redevelopment, further to upgrades of the existing two end of bike facilities which were undertaken at QEIIMC within the last couple of years.
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Access and Parking Strategy
for Health Campuses in the Perth Metropolitan Area
. Parking charges are in place at Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Osborne Park Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC).
Note: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), as one of the 27 tenants of the QEIIMC site, does not charge for parking at the QEIIMC. This is the responsibility of the QEIIMC Trust as landlord for the site.
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) [See tabled paper no]
(b) [See tabled paper no]
(c) Since the inception of the Corporate SmartRider for WA Health staff in August 2011, the total cost of this initiative has been $170,300.
(d) All permanent WA Health employees and temporary WA Health employees with an employment contract of 12 months or longer, who work at SCGH, became eligible for the Corporate SmartRider scheme from Monday 12 March 2012.
(e) All permanent WA Health employees and temporary WA Health employees with an employment contract of 12 months or longer who work at one of the metropolitan hospital sites covered by the Access and Parking Strategy for Health Campuses in the Perth Metropolitan Area (hospitals as per question (a)) are eligible for the Corporate SmartRider scheme. There are currently no plans to increase the number of hospital sites covered by the Access and Parking Strategy.
(f) A number of new facilities at the hospitals that charge parking fees have been introduced, including a brand new female end of trip facility and improvements to existing male changing rooms at Osborne Park Hospital, and new bike racks installed at Royal Perth, Fremantle and Osborne Park hospitals. Improvements have been made to directional and information signage across all the sites including improved line markings and re-surfacing work. Minor timetable improvements to the 427 bus service and the introduction of the 428 bus service in November 2011 have improved access to Osborne Park Hospital. Travel access guides are currently being developed for all sites.
The QEIIMC Trust funds TravelSmart initiatives including public transport and end of bike facilities. The two bus services that the QEIIMC Trust funds (bus 79 and 97) have increased their services and another two buses were included in the 79 route in January 2012. An additional four end of bike facilities are currently being constructed as part of the QEIIMC redevelopment, further to upgrades of the existing two end of bike facilities which were undertaken at QEIIMC within the last couple of years.
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