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❓ Question regarding the closure of the Perth South Coastal Medicare Local After Hours Clinic and the decision not to tender the Rockingham General Hospital After Hours Clinic. The answer provides limited information, citing a lack of contractual relationship for patient data and an existing contract with the current provider.

AnsweredQoN 2785Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 August 2014

Member

Mr M. McGowan

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I refer to the closure of the Perth South Coastal Medicare Local After Hours Clinic on Elanora Drive and ask: (a) how many patients had the clinic seen for each of the past five financial years; (b) on average how many patients would the clinic see during after hours times; and (c) on what basis was the decision made not to open the Rockingham General Hospital After Hours Clinic to contestable tender?

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Answered

16 September 2014

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

33 days

(a-b) Perth South Coastal Medicare Local is not contracted to the South Metropolitan Health Services (SMHS) for the purposes of After Hours GP Services at Rockingham General Hospital and consequently the Department does not have details on the number of patients seen.
(c) The Rockingham General Hospital After Hours GP Service is still in contract with the current provider until the end of June 2015.

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