❓ Mr Zempilas questions the Minister for Health about whether newly announced beds for the winter strategy are rebadged existing beds. The Minister clarifies that the majority are purchased from the private sector and newly available to public patients.
AnsweredQoN 162Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Health—Winter strategy
162. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Minister for Health:
I have a
supplementary question. Can the minister confirm that these are not all new
beds but predominantly existing beds that have been rebadged?
162. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Minister for Health:
I have a
supplementary question. Can the minister confirm that these are not all new
beds but predominantly existing beds that have been rebadged?
AnswerView source ↗
The majority of
those beds are purchased from the private sector. They have not previously been
available to public patients.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Sorry, minister. Wait a minute,
member for Kalgoorlie. Members and Leader of the Opposition, you do not have
cross-chamber conversations. I have told you that multiple times. It does not matter
who instigates it. Do not do it! When the opposition has settled and finished,
minister, have you concluded your response?
Ms Meredith Hammat: I will say this. The majority are
beds in the private sector, for example, at Glengarry Private Hospital. People
might be aware that I was with the Premier recently, opening additional beds at
the private hospital at Joondalup. I think it was 52 beds there. Ramsay Health
Care is relocating a substantial amount of its activity to that new private
hospital. Our contract arrangement with the Glengarry Private Hospital in this
case means that those beds will be newly available in the public sector. They
will be beds that will be otherwise available to the system because they are
not currently identified for Ramsay's needs. Importantly, they are additional
beds in the public sector, which allow us to manage our tertiary hospitals and the
demand on our emergency departments so we can ensure that we make our way
through this winter season as best as possible.
those beds are purchased from the private sector. They have not previously been
available to public patients.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Sorry, minister. Wait a minute,
member for Kalgoorlie. Members and Leader of the Opposition, you do not have
cross-chamber conversations. I have told you that multiple times. It does not matter
who instigates it. Do not do it! When the opposition has settled and finished,
minister, have you concluded your response?
Ms Meredith Hammat: I will say this. The majority are
beds in the private sector, for example, at Glengarry Private Hospital. People
might be aware that I was with the Premier recently, opening additional beds at
the private hospital at Joondalup. I think it was 52 beds there. Ramsay Health
Care is relocating a substantial amount of its activity to that new private
hospital. Our contract arrangement with the Glengarry Private Hospital in this
case means that those beds will be newly available in the public sector. They
will be beds that will be otherwise available to the system because they are
not currently identified for Ramsay's needs. Importantly, they are additional
beds in the public sector, which allow us to manage our tertiary hospitals and the
demand on our emergency departments so we can ensure that we make our way
through this winter season as best as possible.
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