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which Mrs Dunne also received, if Mrs Dunne has any suggestions on how that anonymous feedback can be followed up I would welcome them because there is no information on which to follow up.
As I indicated in a previous answers, a range of activity has been undertaken within Canberra Health Services in recent months and I intend to provide a full statement on that to give the facts to the Assembly in May. As I indicated in March and again yesterday, I was also mindful that the maternity services inquiry of this Assembly is underway and I was respectful of that process as well. But since then there has been a delay in public hearings for this committee because another inquiry has taken precedence.
Centenary Hospital for Women and Children—patient privacy
MR WALL: My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Minister, on 21 March you told the Assembly that you had been assured that adequate safeguards are in place to protect the privacy of patients at the Centenary hospital. Minister, what were those assurances?
MS FITZHARRIS: Certainly throughout the course of my responsibilities as the minister for health it is very clear to me that there are a number of privacy considerations, for both clinical and non-clinical staff, in a hospital setting that are adhered to regularly.
MR WALL: Minister, what safeguards have you directed be put in place to protect the privacy of women patients at the Centenary hospital?
MS FITZHARRIS: To be clear: my expectation as minister is that all relevant legislation, regulation, and professional and organisational policies are adhered to.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, what are the processes for ensuring that consent for vaginal examinations is obtained?
MS FITZHARRIS: I understand that in this morning’s briefing with the CEO of Canberra Health Services, Mrs Dunne requested a copy of that policy. I believe it should be with her office by the end of the day.
This is Question Time - Apr03-22
Bushfires—season update
MR PETTERSSON: My question is to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. What update can the minister provide about the bushfire season?
MR GENTLEMAN: I thank the member for this important and timely question. I can advise the Assembly that the Emergency Services Commissioner has extended the bushfire season by one month. This year’s season has not been easy. The lead-up to this bushfire season saw some of the driest conditions on record in the ACT and significant active fires in New South Wales. The season’s weather has seen a number of extreme weather events develop in the ACT, including heatwave conditions and a
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