❓ Hon Kim Chance asks about the availability and implementation of a Health Department report on healthcare issues in Merredin. The Attorney General provides answers regarding access to the report and the development of an action plan.
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I refer to the investigation that was carried out by the Health Department of Western Australia’s Executive General Manager, Health System Performance, Mrs Christine O’Farrell, into health care issues in the Merredin area prior to June this year, and ask - (1) Can the Attorney General advise if Mrs O’Farrell’s report has been made available to the - (a) Commissioner of Health; (b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(1) Can the Attorney General advise if Mrs O’Farrell’s report has been made available to the - (a) Commissioner of Health; (b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(a) Commissioner of Health; (b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(1) Can the Attorney General advise if Mrs O’Farrell’s report has been made available to the - (a) Commissioner of Health; (b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(a) Commissioner of Health; (b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) Minister for Health; and (c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(c) persons who made submissions to the inquiry? (2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(2) Will the report be made available to - (a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(a) the Parliament, and (b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) the Merredin Health Service Board? (3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(3) If so, when will the report be released? (4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(4) Were findings made in the report that pointed to the cause of the identified problems? (5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(5) Were recommendations made in the report that were directed at resolving those problems? (6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(6) Have those recommendations been implemented? (7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(7) Can the Attorney General now table a list of those recommendations? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(1) (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(b) Yes. (c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(c) No. The investigation did not call for formal submissions. Several people were interviewed and their views were taken into account during the investigation. (2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(2) The answer is a partial yes as the minister will be making available a copy of the final report to the Merredin Health Service Board. The minister will be expecting that the incoming Merredin Health Service Board will develop an action plan to address issues raised in the course of the investigation. (3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(3) The minister will consider tabling a copy of the final report when this has occurred. (4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(4) The report found that the Merredin Health Service is facing a number of underlying pressures which will be difficult to resolve in isolation from other health services in the district or, indeed, other districts in the rural sector. The Merredin Health Service Board has decided that the General Manager of the Eastern Wheatbelt Health Service will be empowered with the responsibility to develop an action plan to ameliorate these pressures. (5) Yes. The recommendations supported the development of an action plan to address the key issues identified during the course of the investigation. (6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(6) The Merredin Health Service Board is expected to continue dialogue with other boards, the district council and the Health Department of WA and other key stakeholders to develop an effective plan of action. (7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
(7) The minister will consider tabling an agreed action plan when it has been developed.
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