❓ Mr. L'Estrange asks the Minister for Health for assurance of increased palliative care funding in the next budget, following unanimous agreement in the Legislative Council. The Minister acknowledges the need for improved palliative care but defers specific budget details.
AnsweredQoN 251Legislative Assembly
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PALLIATIVE CARE — 2019–20 STATE
BUDGET
251. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Health:
I refer to debate in the Legislative
Council yesterday in which it was unanimously agreed that Western Australia
needs more publicly funded inpatient palliative care beds. The motion called on
the government to ensure that palliative care is funded to meet demand. Can the
minister provide the house with an assurance that, in the next budget, funding
for palliative care services will be sufficiently increased to meet demand?
BUDGET
251. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Health:
I refer to debate in the Legislative
Council yesterday in which it was unanimously agreed that Western Australia
needs more publicly funded inpatient palliative care beds. The motion called on
the government to ensure that palliative care is funded to meet demand. Can the
minister provide the house with an assurance that, in the next budget, funding
for palliative care services will be sufficiently increased to meet demand?
AnswerView source ↗
I would like to thank the member for
the question, but, unfortunately, the only person in this place who can tell
him what is in the budget sits on my right. He will do that in due course. I can
confirm that, similar to what was said in the debate that we had in this place
last week when one of our Nationals WA colleagues raised this issue, we agree
with not only the idea that we need better palliative care, particularly in the
rural and regional communities, but also the recommendations from the Joint
Select Committee on End of Life Choices that we need to improve palliative care
services. As I indicated in that debate, we have a strategy around palliative
care services in Western Australia. At the moment, the Department of Health is
working on a package that is about filling out the strategy and bringing it to life.
We will bring the details of that strategy and plan when they are ready to be
brought to this place.
the question, but, unfortunately, the only person in this place who can tell
him what is in the budget sits on my right. He will do that in due course. I can
confirm that, similar to what was said in the debate that we had in this place
last week when one of our Nationals WA colleagues raised this issue, we agree
with not only the idea that we need better palliative care, particularly in the
rural and regional communities, but also the recommendations from the Joint
Select Committee on End of Life Choices that we need to improve palliative care
services. As I indicated in that debate, we have a strategy around palliative
care services in Western Australia. At the moment, the Department of Health is
working on a package that is about filling out the strategy and bringing it to life.
We will bring the details of that strategy and plan when they are ready to be
brought to this place.
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