Page 1116 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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• Strathgordon Court – Block 1, Section 70, Lyons (scheduled for auction on 20 March 2019);
• Stuart Flats – Blocks 23, 24 and 25, Section 39, Griffith (scheduled for auction on 20 March 2019);
• Macarthur House – Block 28, Section 50, Lyneham;
• Ambulance Station – Block 3, Section 33, Dickson; and
• Community Health Building – Block 3, Section 31, Canberra.
Municipal services—trees
Mr Steel (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Parton on Tuesday, 12 February 2019):
The trees that were removed were in variable condition and ranged in height from approximately 6 metres to 12 metres. An overall increase in shade cover is expected as 24 more trees will be planted than were there previously. The majority of these trees are fast growing, hardy and advanced maples which will be approximately 3.5 to 4.0 metres tall at time of planting. Tree growth is expected to be maximised as trees will be planted in soils that promote tree health, growth and resilience in dry periods; watering inlets that capture rain water and release slowly which encourages growth. It is expected that the trees will at least double their height within five years.
Mental health—patient outcomes
Mr Rattenbury (in reply to a question by Mrs Jones on Tuesday, 12 February 2019):
The data in question is calculated through the completion of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS), which records the health and social functioning of people with mental illness, at admission and discharge.
While this indicator in ROGS compares the rates of improvement or deterioration during admission, it does not include information on the nature, complexity or relative severity of the admissions. This is important because it would be expected that people with more severe and complex mental illness would have slower and lower rates of improvement in mental health outcomes from inpatient admission. Consequently, care should be taken when interpreting the figures and comparing averages between jurisdictions.
It is notable that in the same ROGS report, Table 13A.14 describes the proportion of people receiving clinical mental health services by the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA). According to this table, in 2016-17 the ACT had the highest proportion of people receiving clinical mental health services from the most disadvantaged quintile, at 13.6 percent, compared to the national average of 1.3 percent.
This difference is significant because it is known that the people who are the most socially disadvantaged also experience higher rates and complexities of mental health problems. This is a result of the wide-ranging social and economic determinants that
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