❓ Dr. Hames questions the value of public consultation on Royal Perth Hospital's future given perceived downgrading. Minister McGinty denies downgrading, stating tertiary services will be relocated and the hospital enhanced, while committing to considering alternative submissions, except those advocating for retaining tertiary services at the current site.
AnsweredQoN 80Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
A submission period is now open on the future of the Royal Perth Hospital. What is the value of a submission period if the minister is locked into a position of substantially downgrading that hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY
AnswerView source ↗
The consultation the government will engage in in May and June is designed to look at what services should be provided through Royal Perth Hospital in the context of the tertiary services being relocated to other sites. It is not in any sense being downgraded but is in fact being enhanced as it moves not only to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital, but also to improve services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Should that be an option it will be pursued. The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: The consultation the government will engage in in May and June is designed to look at what services should be provided through Royal Perth Hospital in the context of the tertiary services being relocated to other sites. It is not in any sense being downgraded but is in fact being enhanced as it moves not only to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital, but also to improve services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Should that be an option it will be pursued. The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
The consultation the government will engage in in May and June is designed to look at what services should be provided through Royal Perth Hospital in the context of the tertiary services being relocated to other sites. It is not in any sense being downgraded but is in fact being enhanced as it moves not only to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital, but also to improve services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Should that be an option it will be pursued. The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: The consultation the government will engage in in May and June is designed to look at what services should be provided through Royal Perth Hospital in the context of the tertiary services being relocated to other sites. It is not in any sense being downgraded but is in fact being enhanced as it moves not only to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital, but also to improve services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Should that be an option it will be pursued. The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
The consultation the government will engage in in May and June is designed to look at what services should be provided through Royal Perth Hospital in the context of the tertiary services being relocated to other sites. It is not in any sense being downgraded but is in fact being enhanced as it moves not only to the proposed Fiona Stanley hospital, but also to improve services at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Should that be an option it will be pursued. The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
The government will not throw away perfectly good infrastructure, and I refer in particular to the north block buildings. The member for Dawesville is aware that a lot of the buildings south of Wellington Street have been there for a long time and are tired and most probably in need of replacement. The government intends to engage in consultation with every stakeholder to ascertain what services should be provided from the Royal Perth Hospital site and what is the best use that can be made of the good infrastructure that remains, and that is not the majority of the hospital. Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Dr K.D. Hames : Will the minister accept a submission that provides an alternative to closing Royal Perth Hospital? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Absolutely. I will accept a submission, but I will not act on it if it is that tertiary services remain delivered at that site.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.