❓ The WA government intends to implement all recommendations from the parliamentary committee inquiry into ADD and ADHD. A ministerial committee has been established, and funding estimates are being developed.
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ADD AND ADHD - RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
(1) Does the government intend to implement the recommendations of the parliamentary committee which inquired into attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? (2) If so, which recommendations will the government implement? (3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA
(1) Does the government intend to implement the recommendations of the parliamentary committee which inquired into attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? (2) If so, which recommendations will the government implement? (3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA
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On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(2) If so, which recommendations will the government implement? (3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(2) If so, which recommendations will the government implement? (3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(3) What funding has been allocated for this purpose? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(1) Yes. A ministerial implementation committee for ADHD has been established by the Minister for Health to implement the recommendations. (2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(2) All of them. Recommendations 9 and 13 have already been met. (3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
(3) A senior departmental clinician has been employed full time by the Office of Mental Health as a project officer assisting the ministerial committee to implement the recommendations. The Department of Health is currently developing an estimate of the funding required to meet the requirements of the remaining recommendations.
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