Page 1955 - Week 05 - Thursday, 16 May 2019
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(1) When will building 5 at The Canberra Hospital close to residential accommodation for interstate carers of patients at the hospital.
(2) When will building 5 cease taking new residents.
(3) What arrangements will be available to carers (a) who are resident in building 5 as at the date of its closure and (b) who are seeking residential accommodation at the time building 5 ceases to take new residents.
(4) What plans does Canberra Health Services have for the provision of future permanent accommodation facilities or infrastructure.
(5) Will those plans allow for, as a minimum, the existing capacity of building 5 accommodation; if not, why.
(6) If there are no plans for accommodation facilities or infrastructure after building 5 closes, why.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Building 5 Residences will continue to be available until at least the end of 2019.
(2) The timing of the demolition of Building 5 is still being determined as part of the design process for the Surgical Procedures, Interventional Radiology and Emergency (SPIRE) Centre project. The final program will influence when the residences will need to close.
(3) An Accommodation Strategy is being prepared by Canberra Health Services (CHS) to address community needs into the future, to ensure that appropriate accommodation options are available for those who need it.
(4) This issue is currently under consideration.
(5) See answer to question 4.
(6) See answer to question 4.
ACT Health—audits
(Question No 2374)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:
(1) In relation to the answer given at part (3) of question on notice No 1888, what recommendations arose from the internal audit to assess ACT Health processes and controls in place to engage contractors and consultants.
(2) Have all recommendations been implemented as at the date on which this question was published in the questions on notice paper; if not (a) which ones have not; (b) why have they not and (c) when will they be.
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