❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the coordination of services not provided by St John of God at the Midland Public Hospital, focusing on ethical considerations, land allocation, costs, and service delivery models. The government provides updates on planning and cost estimations.
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(1) Have any discussions taken place with St John of God over the coordination of services not provided by St John of God in accordance with Catholic Health Australia’s Code of Ethical Standards? (2) What protocols have been agreed between the Government and the St John of God over referral to these services and if none, why have no protocols been agreed for the referral of patients to these services? (3) Has land been set aside for the provision of these services and if so, please identify the land so identified? (4) What is the value of the land and does it need to be purchased by the Department of Health? (5) What is the estimated capital cost of the buildings and related elements of the service? (6) Will the delivery of the services in (1), above, be provided by the Department of Health or private operator and if by private operator, when will the tender process commence? (7) What is the estimated recurrent cost of providing these services?
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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
49 days
(1) Yes.
(2) The planning for service delivery at the Midland Public Hospital is currently moving to the detailed consultation phase with clinical staff and as part of that process, there will be decisions over how the Hospital will develop clinical protocols and linkages with other health care providers.
(3) The Design and Construct Agreement with St John of God allows for land on the eastern boundary of the site to be made available for a facility for provision of these services. Further review is occurring to determine the suitability of the land for the proposed service.
(4) The land is currently owned by the Department of Health (DOH). Health paid $11.25m for the whole 8.044 hectare Midland Health Campus site, so the land is nominally valued at approximately $141 per square metre.
(5) The facility for these services has not yet been designed; hence the cost of developing a facility is not as yet known.
(6) It has not yet been determined if the services will be provided by the DOH or a private operator.
(7) The recurrent cost of providing these services has been estimated at $350,000 per annum.
(2) The planning for service delivery at the Midland Public Hospital is currently moving to the detailed consultation phase with clinical staff and as part of that process, there will be decisions over how the Hospital will develop clinical protocols and linkages with other health care providers.
(3) The Design and Construct Agreement with St John of God allows for land on the eastern boundary of the site to be made available for a facility for provision of these services. Further review is occurring to determine the suitability of the land for the proposed service.
(4) The land is currently owned by the Department of Health (DOH). Health paid $11.25m for the whole 8.044 hectare Midland Health Campus site, so the land is nominally valued at approximately $141 per square metre.
(5) The facility for these services has not yet been designed; hence the cost of developing a facility is not as yet known.
(6) It has not yet been determined if the services will be provided by the DOH or a private operator.
(7) The recurrent cost of providing these services has been estimated at $350,000 per annum.
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