❓ Ms Mettam questions the Premier's statement regarding the influx of Indian trainee doctors into WA's public health system and seeks data on their employment and potential impact on local registrars. The Minister refers to another QoN for the answer.
AnsweredQoN 246Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the following news.com.au report of Premier Roger Cook’s speech at the 2024 Gala Dinner of the Australian Indian Medical Association WA (AIMAWA) in November 2024, https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/anxiety-ama-western-australia-raises-concerns-about-influx-of-150-indian-registrars/news-story/5cde1e905352585779784f7020f7fb36, in which the Premier is reported as saying an influx of trainee doctors from India “will arrive in Perth, ready to work across the State, in January 2025” , with confirmation from the health department that the number would be up to 150, and I ask : (a) How many trainee doctors from India began work in the WA public health system in each of the following months: (i) January 2025; (ii) February 2025; (iii) March 2025; (iv) April 2025; and (v) May 2025; (b) In what hospitals, clinics or other services were the doctors referred to in (a) employed ; and (c) Is the Minister aware of any concerns raised by the Australian Medical Association about the impact on training opportunities for locally trained medical registrars?
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Answered
12 August 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
5 days
(a)-(c) Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 163.
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