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❓ The WA parliamentary question concerns the delivery and current status of 33 additional alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds promised in the South-West region in 2019. The answer confirms that 34 beds are operational in the same facilities by the same operators.

AnsweredQoN 1251Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 August 2024

Member

Ms L. Mettam

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to a media statement issued by the former Minister for Mental Health on 10 May 2018, titled: "Additional alcohol and drug rehab services in the South-West in 2019", and I ask: (a) In which facilities, and by what operators, were the additional 33 treatment beds delivered; (b) Are those 33 beds still operating within those facilities; (c) Are all 33 beds still being delivered within those same facilities and by those same operators; (d) If no to (c) have those beds which are no longer operating within the original facilities by the original operators been relocated to other facilities and operators; and (e) If yes to (d) where are those bed services now being delivered?

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Answered

17 September 2024

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

5 days

(a) There are 34 additional treatment beds in the South West. The open tender for Alcohol and Drug Residential and Low Medical Withdrawal Beds in the South West Region of Western Australia was for 30 residential beds and three low medical withdrawal beds. From the available funding, the Mental Health Commission was able to purchase:
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
(d) N/A.
(e) N/A.

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