❓ Hon. Samantha Rowe questions the lack of dedicated beds for Parkinson's disease patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital after a constituent's negative experience. The Minister's response clarifies the hospital's procedures and offers to investigate the specific case.
AnsweredQoN 1161Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL — PARKINSON'S
DISEASE BEDS
1161. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to a complaint from an
elderly constituent who was told to take her 80-year-old husband home after a
long day in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital emergency department despite him
suffering advanced Parkinson's disease as no beds were set aside for
patients with that condition. The constituent refused and her husband was
eventually transferred to Osborne Park Hospital.
(1) Can the
minister advise why there are no beds for chronic Parkinson's disease
patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital?
(2) Is it the
normal procedure for chronic Parkinson's disease sufferers to be denied
admission to the hospital?
(3) If yes to
(2), why?
DISEASE BEDS
1161. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to a complaint from an
elderly constituent who was told to take her 80-year-old husband home after a
long day in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital emergency department despite him
suffering advanced Parkinson's disease as no beds were set aside for
patients with that condition. The constituent refused and her husband was
eventually transferred to Osborne Park Hospital.
(1) Can the
minister advise why there are no beds for chronic Parkinson's disease
patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital?
(2) Is it the
normal procedure for chronic Parkinson's disease sufferers to be denied
admission to the hospital?
(3) If yes to
(2), why?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital has a 19-bed neurology ward that routinely admits chronic
Parkinson's disease patients.
(2) Patients are
required to be clinically appropriate for acute hospital admission. A treating
consultant may decide to transfer a chronic Parkinson's patient for
subacute admission to Osborne Park Hospital as it has the North Metropolitan
Parkinson's Disease Centre of Excellence. In addition, Parkinson's
disease specialist nurses can assess and care for patients at home in the
community.
(3) Not
applicable.
If the member is happy to share the
information on the patient, we are happy to look into the individual case.
some notice of this question.
(1) Sir Charles
Gairdner Hospital has a 19-bed neurology ward that routinely admits chronic
Parkinson's disease patients.
(2) Patients are
required to be clinically appropriate for acute hospital admission. A treating
consultant may decide to transfer a chronic Parkinson's patient for
subacute admission to Osborne Park Hospital as it has the North Metropolitan
Parkinson's Disease Centre of Excellence. In addition, Parkinson's
disease specialist nurses can assess and care for patients at home in the
community.
(3) Not
applicable.
If the member is happy to share the
information on the patient, we are happy to look into the individual case.
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