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(j) ACT Health staff share a commitment to delivering high quality health services to the Canberra community and they will be genuinely consulted with regarding ACT Health changes over the coming months;

(2) calls on the ACT Government to:

(a) table a copy of the original correspondence from some staff at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children about maternity services and update the Assembly in August 2018 about the future planning for public maternity services in the ACT;

(b) deliver the $70m expansion of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children and complete the $2.6m refurbishment of the maternity ward at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce which will support the growing need for maternity services in Canberra and the region;

(d) finalise the ACT Health accreditation process by July 2018 and table the final Australian Council on Healthcare Standards report in August 2018;

(e) provide an update to the Assembly in October 2018 about the separation of ACT Health and associated consultation with ACT Health staff and stakeholders;

(f) invest in health infrastructure to enhance and complement our existing health facilities, including new nurse led Walk-in Centres, expansion of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, the SPIRE Centre and northside hospital facilities;

(g) update the Assembly about the conclusion of the ACT Health System-wide Data Review this week and table the final report as well as the Government response in the coming months; and

(h) outline in the Government response to the ACT Health System-Wide Data Review, how and where information will be published to ensure the community has access to robust data on areas, including emergency department performance and elective surgery waiting times.”.

I note that it aligns very much with the themes in Mrs Dunne’s original motion and does agree to provide information to the Assembly both today and at later dates. I note also that these issues were discussed at length yesterday but again I welcome the opportunity to discuss them today.

If I can start with the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, it was opened by this Labor government in 2012. It is a purpose-built facility with services including neonatology, gynaecology and women’s health, maternity, paediatric, and a women, youth and children nutrition service. It is a facility we are extremely fortunate to have here in the ACT.

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