Page 3156 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 20 August 2019
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Mr Coe interjecting—
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I was assured by the CEO of Canberra Health Services—
Mr Coe interjecting—
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: If Mr Coe does not want to hear the answer to the question, that is fine, but for other members of the Assembly, let me say that I was assured by the CEO of Canberra Health Services that patients who were transferred to the National Capital Private Hospital as part of the arrangements that exist with the private hospitals across our health system were not going to be transferred back to Canberra Hospital, and were not transferred back to Canberra Hospital, but would receive their treatment fully in the National Capital Private Hospital.
Mr Coe: Point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe, point of order.
Mr Coe: On being directly relevant, the question was: how many were transferred back to the Canberra Hospital—
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I think you will find that the question was: how many were discharged?
Miss C Burch: How many were transferred.
MADAM SPEAKER: Ms Stephen-Smith.
Mr Coe: The question, which I can help you out with, was: how many patients were transferred late at night on 14 August to National Capital Private Hospital and, of those, how many were transferred back to the Canberra Hospital? She has not yet answered that question.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes, but the word “discharged” was used.
Mr Coe: Only in the preamble.
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: Sorry, in the preamble; yes, you are right. I will take the question on notice in relation to how many patients were transferred to National Capital Private Hospital. As I have said, my understanding is that none was transferred back.
MISS C BURCH: Minister, does Canberra Health Services have a standing arrangement to buy beds from the National Capital Private Hospital? If so, what are these general terms?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Miss Burch for the supplementary. As I have said, Canberra Health Services does have arrangements with private hospitals across the
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