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(2) Detainees are placed on the public health outpatient clinic and wait the same amount of time as any other member of the ACT community for a podiatry appointment.
(3) See response to question one.
(4) The number of detainees accessing podiatry services can vary significantly each month, as appointments are worked out with ACT Corrections, or re-triaged according to clinical urgency. For the month of December 2020, there are three detainees booked for outpatient podiatry appointments.
(5) Podiatry referrals are triaged by Canberra Hospital outpatient services and placed on a waiting list. Justice Health Services, with ACT Corrective Services, manages all outpatient referrals and escort requirements so that detainees can attend their scheduled appointments.
Alexander Maconochie Centre—staffing
(Question No 85)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Justice Health, upon notice, on 4 December 2020:
(1) How many clients of Winnunga in the Alexander Maconochie Centre have had their appointments cancelled due to a lack of guards being able to provide an escort, in the last two financial years.
(2) What has been the average waiting time, since 1 January 2018, for an inmate to wait for a re-scheduled appointment after cancellation.
Ms Davidson: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) This data is not collected.
(2) Refer to response to question 1.
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