❓ Mrs Munday asks about the government's commitment to returning Peel Health Campus to public hands and how this builds on redevelopment. The Minister details the transition, staff benefits, and future redevelopment plans, while criticising the previous Liberal government's handling of the hospital.
AnsweredQoN 513Legislative Assembly
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PEEL HEALTH CAMPUS —
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
513. Mrs L.A. MUNDAY to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
commitment to our public healthcare system and secure public sector jobs.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on this government's commitment to bring Peel
Health Campus back into public hands after it was privatised by the Liberal and
National Parties?
(2) Can the
minister please advise the house how this builds on the government's
redevelopment of Peel Health Campus?
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
513. Mrs L.A. MUNDAY to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
commitment to our public healthcare system and secure public sector jobs.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on this government's commitment to bring Peel
Health Campus back into public hands after it was privatised by the Liberal and
National Parties?
(2) Can the
minister please advise the house how this builds on the government's
redevelopment of Peel Health Campus?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the member for Dawesville. Today is a great day for this government and
the Peel and Mandurah communities. They finally have a hospital that is run by
the state government—a hospital that is now in public hands.
Government
members : Hear, hear!
Ms A. SANDERSON : Yes; hear,
hear! It is something that they have advocated strongly for for decades. It was
incredible to be there this morning for the transition celebration. The
transition went very smoothly. All the staff stood
proudly in their South Metropolitan Health Service uniforms that they had
helped design. They are very proud and very happy to be part of the WA
Health family. It has been long advocated for, particularly by the member for
Mandurah, who has weathered incredibly turbulent times down there during the
time of the former Liberal government and the former provider. I am very, very
proud of this government's commitment to public health care. It is only
a Labor government that is focused on the public health system and public
health workers. That includes permanency for WA doctors, the introduction of
nurse-to-patient ratios and strengthening of our junior doctor workforce by
listening to them and implementing the reforms that they need. This government
has a strong track record on public sector jobs, particularly in health care,
and finally Peel Health Campus is part of that family. Ninety-five per cent of
existing Peel Health Campus workers elected to come over and work in the public
system. That is a huge endorsement of our public health system. It is a great
place to work. More than 1 000 doctors, nurses and allied health and support
staff will now work at Peel Health Campus. I remind people that this government
has honoured their existing entitlements and a range of enhanced entitlements
in working for the public sector. They will get an additional four weeks'
parental leave, enhanced casual loading, 13 weeks' long service leave, paid family and domestic violence leave,
superannuation on up to 12 weeks' unpaid parental leave and their
existing entitlements will be recognised and transferred over.
Mr R.H. Cook : The Liberal
Party wouldn't like that.
Ms A. SANDERSON : Absolutely
not.
It will pave the way for the
redevelopment of that hospital. Now that it is fully in public hands, we can
get on with the redevelopment of the hospital. It will have more than 60 inpatient
beds, more mental health inpatient beds, 15 palliative care hospice beds, the
introduction of the mental health emergency centre, another operating theatre,
12 chemotherapy places and more outpatient services. Importantly, access to
private health care by Ramsay Health Care will remain because it is an
important choice that people in that community want to maintain.
I want to reflect on what it was
like 10 years ago in the theme of ''remember when''. Remember
when the Liberals were running Peel Health Campus?
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : In 1997, the
Liberals gave a 20-year contract to Singapore-based Health Solutions.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Silence, please!
I will ask two people not to interject any further during this question. One is
the Leader of the House and the other is the member for Vasse. Minister, you
have the call.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : Thank you, Madam
Speaker. Liberal members opposite continue to defend Health Solutions .
They continue to defend the dodgy operator that treated staff badly and drove
down standards.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, the potential is there for me to ask you to leave the chamber and not
come back today. You should understand that if you want to ask another
question.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : Not only did the
Liberal Party defend Health Solutions' dodgy running of the hospital;
they preselected a senior executive, Tony Solin, who shared a campaign
office with the Minister for Health at the time.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the House,
the member for Vasse is now compliant with my request. I ask you to be
compliant with it too because the same applies to you and I think you have an
important role that you need to stay here for.
Ms A. SANDERSON : At the time,
the Liberal Party preselected a senior executive of Health Solutions who shared
a campaign office with the then Liberal health minister while the company was
seeking a 60-year contract and a $75 million redevelopment. It had a stench all
the way back to Perth! The whole thing stank! The community saw right through
it. The community remembers the Liberal Party's record. We have worked
hard to fix those mistakes and Ramsay stepped in at the last minute to help
resolve many of those issues. We have done what the community asked us to do—that
is, bring it back into public hands.
thank the member for Dawesville. Today is a great day for this government and
the Peel and Mandurah communities. They finally have a hospital that is run by
the state government—a hospital that is now in public hands.
Government
members : Hear, hear!
Ms A. SANDERSON : Yes; hear,
hear! It is something that they have advocated strongly for for decades. It was
incredible to be there this morning for the transition celebration. The
transition went very smoothly. All the staff stood
proudly in their South Metropolitan Health Service uniforms that they had
helped design. They are very proud and very happy to be part of the WA
Health family. It has been long advocated for, particularly by the member for
Mandurah, who has weathered incredibly turbulent times down there during the
time of the former Liberal government and the former provider. I am very, very
proud of this government's commitment to public health care. It is only
a Labor government that is focused on the public health system and public
health workers. That includes permanency for WA doctors, the introduction of
nurse-to-patient ratios and strengthening of our junior doctor workforce by
listening to them and implementing the reforms that they need. This government
has a strong track record on public sector jobs, particularly in health care,
and finally Peel Health Campus is part of that family. Ninety-five per cent of
existing Peel Health Campus workers elected to come over and work in the public
system. That is a huge endorsement of our public health system. It is a great
place to work. More than 1 000 doctors, nurses and allied health and support
staff will now work at Peel Health Campus. I remind people that this government
has honoured their existing entitlements and a range of enhanced entitlements
in working for the public sector. They will get an additional four weeks'
parental leave, enhanced casual loading, 13 weeks' long service leave, paid family and domestic violence leave,
superannuation on up to 12 weeks' unpaid parental leave and their
existing entitlements will be recognised and transferred over.
Mr R.H. Cook : The Liberal
Party wouldn't like that.
Ms A. SANDERSON : Absolutely
not.
It will pave the way for the
redevelopment of that hospital. Now that it is fully in public hands, we can
get on with the redevelopment of the hospital. It will have more than 60 inpatient
beds, more mental health inpatient beds, 15 palliative care hospice beds, the
introduction of the mental health emergency centre, another operating theatre,
12 chemotherapy places and more outpatient services. Importantly, access to
private health care by Ramsay Health Care will remain because it is an
important choice that people in that community want to maintain.
I want to reflect on what it was
like 10 years ago in the theme of ''remember when''. Remember
when the Liberals were running Peel Health Campus?
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
Ms A. SANDERSON : In 1997, the
Liberals gave a 20-year contract to Singapore-based Health Solutions.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Silence, please!
I will ask two people not to interject any further during this question. One is
the Leader of the House and the other is the member for Vasse. Minister, you
have the call.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : Thank you, Madam
Speaker. Liberal members opposite continue to defend Health Solutions .
They continue to defend the dodgy operator that treated staff badly and drove
down standards.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, the potential is there for me to ask you to leave the chamber and not
come back today. You should understand that if you want to ask another
question.
Ms
A. SANDERSON : Not only did the
Liberal Party defend Health Solutions' dodgy running of the hospital;
they preselected a senior executive, Tony Solin, who shared a campaign
office with the Minister for Health at the time.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the House,
the member for Vasse is now compliant with my request. I ask you to be
compliant with it too because the same applies to you and I think you have an
important role that you need to stay here for.
Ms A. SANDERSON : At the time,
the Liberal Party preselected a senior executive of Health Solutions who shared
a campaign office with the then Liberal health minister while the company was
seeking a 60-year contract and a $75 million redevelopment. It had a stench all
the way back to Perth! The whole thing stank! The community saw right through
it. The community remembers the Liberal Party's record. We have worked
hard to fix those mistakes and Ramsay stepped in at the last minute to help
resolve many of those issues. We have done what the community asked us to do—that
is, bring it back into public hands.
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