❓ Ms. Giddens asks about the Cook government's commitment to holistic care at WA's children's hospice. The Minister responds positively, highlighting the government's investment and collaboration with the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation to deliver Sandcastles Children's Hospice.
AnsweredQoN 169Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Sandcastles Children's Hospice
169. Ms Kim Giddens to
the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to
ensuring that all Western Australians can access the health care they need
when they need it. Can the minister advise the house how the Cook government is
delivering holistic, compassionate care for children and their families at
Western Australia's children's hospice?
169. Ms Kim Giddens to
the Minister for Health:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to
ensuring that all Western Australians can access the health care they need
when they need it. Can the minister advise the house how the Cook government is
delivering holistic, compassionate care for children and their families at
Western Australia's children's hospice?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for the question about this really important project. I am delighted to have
the opportunity to speak about it because Western Australia's first children's hospice
will soon open. Sandcastles Children's Hospice (Boodja Mia) is a fantastic
example of what can be achieved when government works together with
philanthropy and the community. There are children in WA who receive the heartbreaking
diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, and for those children and their
families that is a difficult journey that can span weeks, months or even years.
Those diagnoses are life-changing for children and their parents and families.
It has a constant and sustained emotional, economic and psychological impact,
putting what must be unimaginable stress on them and their wellbeing.
The Sandcastles
Children's Hospice has been made possible by the contributions of the Perth
Children's Hospital Foundation, a $7.5 million contribution from the federal
government and $21 million in operational funding committed by the Cook Labor
government. The hospice will be able to provide care for children aged from
birth to 18 years and support for their families who are living with their
child's life-limiting condition. It will provide a home away from home for them
so that they can access respite and palliative care. The building has a lovely design
with incredible spaces to ensure that it is warm and welcoming. Earlier this
year, I was privileged to join both the Premier and the Minister for Health
Infrastructure to see those construction works progressing. I know that the
Premier is particularly fond of this project, having remembered it from his
days as the Minister for Health. It has spacious bedrooms, family suites, a multi-sensory
room, a soft playroom and a teenage media room as well. It will be an important
part of our public health system. It will be delivered by the Child and
Adolescent Health Service, providing teams of clinical and support staff to
help children and their families to access that important respite care, manage
symptoms and particularly manage care at the end of life and into bereavement.
Importantly, the service will be there for children and families from right
across our state, particularly those who live in regional areas.
It is a shame that
not everyone has supported this facility, but we did and we are incredibly
proud of the work that we have done with the Perth Children's Hospital
Foundation to deliver this important project. There are approximately 2,000
children in WA with a life-limiting condition and for each of those children
and their many family members—parents, siblings and extended family—we
know that it is an incredibly difficult time. I am very proud to be part of a
government that is investing in this very important facility that will provide
support and assistance to those children and their families.
for the question about this really important project. I am delighted to have
the opportunity to speak about it because Western Australia's first children's hospice
will soon open. Sandcastles Children's Hospice (Boodja Mia) is a fantastic
example of what can be achieved when government works together with
philanthropy and the community. There are children in WA who receive the heartbreaking
diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, and for those children and their
families that is a difficult journey that can span weeks, months or even years.
Those diagnoses are life-changing for children and their parents and families.
It has a constant and sustained emotional, economic and psychological impact,
putting what must be unimaginable stress on them and their wellbeing.
The Sandcastles
Children's Hospice has been made possible by the contributions of the Perth
Children's Hospital Foundation, a $7.5 million contribution from the federal
government and $21 million in operational funding committed by the Cook Labor
government. The hospice will be able to provide care for children aged from
birth to 18 years and support for their families who are living with their
child's life-limiting condition. It will provide a home away from home for them
so that they can access respite and palliative care. The building has a lovely design
with incredible spaces to ensure that it is warm and welcoming. Earlier this
year, I was privileged to join both the Premier and the Minister for Health
Infrastructure to see those construction works progressing. I know that the
Premier is particularly fond of this project, having remembered it from his
days as the Minister for Health. It has spacious bedrooms, family suites, a multi-sensory
room, a soft playroom and a teenage media room as well. It will be an important
part of our public health system. It will be delivered by the Child and
Adolescent Health Service, providing teams of clinical and support staff to
help children and their families to access that important respite care, manage
symptoms and particularly manage care at the end of life and into bereavement.
Importantly, the service will be there for children and families from right
across our state, particularly those who live in regional areas.
It is a shame that
not everyone has supported this facility, but we did and we are incredibly
proud of the work that we have done with the Perth Children's Hospital
Foundation to deliver this important project. There are approximately 2,000
children in WA with a life-limiting condition and for each of those children
and their many family members—parents, siblings and extended family—we
know that it is an incredibly difficult time. I am very proud to be part of a
government that is investing in this very important facility that will provide
support and assistance to those children and their families.
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