❓ Mr L'Estrange questions the Minister for Health on why they are ignoring the AMA's calls for an independent inquiry into health system issues, beyond procurement and the North Metropolitan Health Service. The Minister defends the existing oversight mechanisms.
AnsweredQoN 651Legislative Assembly
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HEALTH SYSTEM —
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION — COMMENTS
651. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. The AMA's concerns go beyond procurement
and beyond the North Metropolitan Health Service. We understand that the
minister has the Public Sector Commissioner looking into this, but the AMA's
specific request, and its concern, is: why is the minister ignoring its calls
for a truly independent inquiry?
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION — COMMENTS
651. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Health:
I
have a supplementary question. The AMA's concerns go beyond procurement
and beyond the North Metropolitan Health Service. We understand that the
minister has the Public Sector Commissioner looking into this, but the AMA's
specific request, and its concern, is: why is the minister ignoring its calls
for a truly independent inquiry?
AnswerView source ↗
We have truly independent boards
that are responsible for implementing and managing these health systems
properly. Quite frankly, one of the good things that the former government did
in the health system was to set up the health service providers under the new
Public Health Act. Under each of these boards, there is an audit and risk
management subcommittee that looks into all these issues and has significantly
boosted the oversight of these matters. I understand the concerns of the AMA.
Our doctors and nurses have been told on many occasions that we have to do
better to be more efficient and to save money in the health system, yet here we
have these other public servants so desperately letting us down and breaching
that article of faith and trust. I can understand their disappointment. It is a
disappointment that we all share, but I believe we have ample systems in place
to make sure we get on top of this, both through the inquiry by the Public
Sector Commission and the oversight of the boards.
that are responsible for implementing and managing these health systems
properly. Quite frankly, one of the good things that the former government did
in the health system was to set up the health service providers under the new
Public Health Act. Under each of these boards, there is an audit and risk
management subcommittee that looks into all these issues and has significantly
boosted the oversight of these matters. I understand the concerns of the AMA.
Our doctors and nurses have been told on many occasions that we have to do
better to be more efficient and to save money in the health system, yet here we
have these other public servants so desperately letting us down and breaching
that article of faith and trust. I can understand their disappointment. It is a
disappointment that we all share, but I believe we have ample systems in place
to make sure we get on top of this, both through the inquiry by the Public
Sector Commission and the oversight of the boards.
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