Page 961 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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the government’s commitment to getting on and implementing the recommendations from this report, and I look forward to being able to welcome new staff into the ACT consistently. I note that at the beginning of this year we had new intakes of doctors and nurses, as we do at the start of every year, and that they are highly sought-after positions.
MS CHEYNE: Minister, will the implementation activities address these concerns?
MS FITZHARRIS: Thank you, Ms Cheyne. Yes, they absolutely will. The recommendations are comprehensive, they are well informed and they provide a clear path forward for all our public health services. I very much look forward to having the first meeting of the oversight group with Minister Rattenbury and me in the course of the next week or so.
ACT Health—workplace culture
MR HANSON: My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Minister, are bullying and other health culture issues listed on the ACT Health risk register?
MS FITZHARRIS: I will take that question on notice.
MR HANSON: Minister, what risk do bullying and other Health culture issues pose?
MS FITZHARRIS: It is the case, as Mick Reid said in his public statements at the release of both the interim and final reports, culture is enduring and can take some time to turn around. But the report also found that the quality of care provided to our community is comparable with and, indeed, in some cases exceeds that of other jurisdictions.
It is certainly the case that it is vital to understand the culture of public health service delivery in this town. That is exactly what the report has looked into. The recommendations provide a clear path forward for us to address those concerns. I was particularly encouraged by the level of involvement of staff and their desire to see change. I reiterate the government’s clear commitment to implement that change.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, what assessment have ACT Health and Canberra Health Services done of the risk of bullying and harassment to its patients and its staff?
MS FITZHARRIS: There is a range of processes and frameworks underway and in place at Canberra Health Services, at ACT Health and indeed at Calvary Public Hospital. Again I note that the report commented on the quality of care and gave a clear path forward for us to get on and implement the recommendations from the review.
ACT Health—workplace culture
MISS C BURCH: My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. I refer to the final report of the independent review into Health culture. I quote:
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