Page 1043 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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Answers to questions
Canberra Hospital—plumbing issues
(Question No 2115)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 15 February 2019:
In relation to the answer, given on 7 December 2018, to the question without notice taken on notice on the subject of “Canberra Hospital – Plumbing Issues in Neurology Ward”, if the plumbing issue identified in the answer was “linked to planned hydraulic works” undertaken with “extensive planning and consultation with impacted areas to avoid unplanned disruptions to clinical operations”, why was a patient accommodated in a room whose bathroom was subject to this planned maintenance activity.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
Once the extensive planned hydraulic works were completed on Level 6 of Building 1, the entire hydraulic system from Level 0 to Level 11 required rebalancing.
The hot and cold water system within Building 1 is highly complex and involves hundreds of valves, and many pumps that support the full operation of the system. It is expected that minor short-term low temperatures in a small number of areas would be difficult to completely mitigate.
ACT Health—office of clinical leadership
(Question No 2116)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 15 February 2019:
(1) In relation to the answers given at part (5) of question on notice No 1900, part (1) of question on Notice No 2021 and part (2) of question on notice No 2022, what is the role of the Office of Clinical Leadership.
(2) Is the Office a new operational area in Canberra Health Services; if so, why was this not disclosed in the answer to question on notice No 1900 or question on notice No 2021; if not, prior to the restructure of the Health Directorate, did the Office of Clinical Leadership have a physical location; if not, why not; if so, why was its office space not disclosed in the answer to question on notice No 2022.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The role of Office of Clinical Leadership, now known as Office of Professional Leadership and Education is critical in fostering a high-performance culture through the Canberra Health System by creating an environment for consistent, high clinical standards and multi-disciplinary collaboration, and by engaging in multiple interjurisdictional forums related to professional standards, education and practice.
(2) The Office of Professional Leadership and Education was created during the transition period in mid-2018 in preparation of the split of the ACT Health Directorate and
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