❓ A parliamentary question regarding the risk of transmitting diseases, likely related to injecting drug use and needle/syringe availability in rural hospitals. The answer highlights the ambiguity of the question and seeks clarification on the context.
AnsweredQoN 1435Legislative Assembly
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(b) what is the current risk of transmitting these diseases and how is it measured?
(a) Yes (b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
(b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
(a) Yes (b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
(b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
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Answered
20 March 2002
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
29 days
It is assumed that the policy that is referred to is the Department of Health Operational Circular OP 1522/01 (Provision of sterile needles and syringes from rural and regional hospitals to people who inject drugs, 20 December 2001). This Operational Circular requires that all regional and rural hospitals that provide emergency after-hours services to provide after-hours access to needles and syringes for people who inject drugs. This service is not an 'exchange' service requiring the return of used injecting equipment but rather an 'availability' service.
(a) Yes
(b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
(a) Yes
(b) The intent of the question is unclear and cannot be answered without more specific indentification of the context. For example, risk from injecting versus sexual risk; normal population versus prison population; community versus health care settings.
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