❓ Mr. Cook questions whether the clinical clean scope for Perth Children's Hospital has been reduced to meet political timelines, potentially compromising hygiene and patient safety. The Minister assures that patient safety is paramount and no advice suggests compromised standards.
AnsweredQoN 357Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL —
COMPLETION AND CLINICAL CLEAN TENDER
357. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister confirm that the itemised scope of the clinical clean has not been
reduced in any way to meet the political time frame of the government,
therefore, compromising hygiene standards and patient safety?
COMPLETION AND CLINICAL CLEAN TENDER
357. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister confirm that the itemised scope of the clinical clean has not been
reduced in any way to meet the political time frame of the government,
therefore, compromising hygiene standards and patient safety?
AnswerView source ↗
As I said, the safety of patients
and the quality of care is paramount to the commissioning team and the
government. Certainly, no advice or comment has been provided to me in any way
that appropriate clinical standards are being compromised as a result of the
timetable that has been set. One of the points made to me is that it was
important to finalise a date, albeit, as I said last week, there is some degree
of flexibility if required towards the end of the year. However, it is
important to note that everybody at the Princess Margaret Hospital site is very
keen to make the transition. For a long time now there has been much planning
for and expectation about the move. Now that the building is close to
completion, people actually want to move. To delay it into next year would be
very much a second-best option from the point of view of the staff at Princess Margaret
Hospital who, as I said, want to make the move. I can assure the member that
the absolute priority of Professor Frank Daly, the head of Perth Children's
Hospital, the director general of the Department of Health, Dr David Russell‑Wiesz,
and all the staff involved in the WA health system is high-standard clinical
care and public safety.
and the quality of care is paramount to the commissioning team and the
government. Certainly, no advice or comment has been provided to me in any way
that appropriate clinical standards are being compromised as a result of the
timetable that has been set. One of the points made to me is that it was
important to finalise a date, albeit, as I said last week, there is some degree
of flexibility if required towards the end of the year. However, it is
important to note that everybody at the Princess Margaret Hospital site is very
keen to make the transition. For a long time now there has been much planning
for and expectation about the move. Now that the building is close to
completion, people actually want to move. To delay it into next year would be
very much a second-best option from the point of view of the staff at Princess Margaret
Hospital who, as I said, want to make the move. I can assure the member that
the absolute priority of Professor Frank Daly, the head of Perth Children's
Hospital, the director general of the Department of Health, Dr David Russell‑Wiesz,
and all the staff involved in the WA health system is high-standard clinical
care and public safety.
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