Page 855 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 13 March 1991
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I thank Mr Moore for allowing me to put that down, because shortly before I came down here I received a fax, a frightened facsimile, saying, "We need to see you within 24 hours, because the Government is changing the ball game". We have not even got it on the agenda this week or next week and, as it is a matter that needs further discussion with the community and with all the sectors involved, I give them that assurance.
Psychiatric Day Care Centre
MRS GRASSBY: My question is to Mr Humphries, the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts. Why is the psychiatric day care centre being moved from Woden Valley Hospital to Kambah? Who has been consulted, and how much will it cost?
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, the centre is being moved as a result of a decision that coincides with the hospitals redevelopment project. It is part of that process, and I have to say that it is not a matter that I would have been as concerned about as Mrs Grassby obviously is, given that the processes of consultation employed by this Government are large enough and ample enough to ensure that people are not left out in the cold when a decision is made.
Ms Follett: Whom did you consult?
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, obviously the people concerned in the system are part of the client group with which we consult. So, I cannot answer the question as to exactly who was consulted in this matter. I am happy to take on notice the question of who was consulted and how, and any other parts of that question that Mrs Grassby would like to have answered.
MRS GRASSBY: There is a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. Will the Minister reassure this Assembly that the same range of support services will be available at the new location, Kambah, as I gather that that is where it is to be located?
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I would not jump to any conclusions about its location. I understand that Kambah is one location that is presently being considered, but not, by any means, the only location. Mr Speaker, I would suggest that, obviously, a move like that would not be contemplated unless it was possible to provide an adequate range of services to people who use that facility. As to what you describe as full support services, I do not know what they are; but I can certainly indicate that the Government would be sensitive to the needs of that centre before any decision would be made about exactly where it should go.
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