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clinical review would need to be undertaken by the relevant medical experts to determine if these presentations were in fact, due to some sort of poor air quality.
Canberra Health Services has been actively recording presentations to the ED that were and are smoke related as stated by the patient since 20 December 2019. However, this information is volunteered by the patient and not diagnosed by a medical professional and therefore this measure can only be seen as a patient reported indicator rather than a clinical indicator.
(2) A significant portion of admitted data is not yet coded for January and February 2020, as clinical coding can take up to 6 weeks from the date of separation to finalise. For this reason, responses cannot be provided to part (ii) and (iii) of this question.
For December 2019, fewer than five patients had an admission with some sort of exposure to air pollution at each public hospital in the ACT. However, it cannot be confirmed whether their conditions were partly or wholly attributable to poor air quality. The connection can only be established on a case by case basis with review of patient’s files by clinical experts.
(3) There were no extra beds made available for treating patients admitted due to poor air quality at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce during this period.
No additional beds were required at Canberra Hospital, as this incident was during the Canberra Health Services Summer Plan period, with traditional low patient activity and beds available.
(4) There is no plan to develop a bushfire plan similar to the Winter Bed Management Plan which is enacted during the flu season. Canberra Health Services has a Bushfire Operational Plan for the management of facilities that reside on land declared as bushfire prone.
Canberra—city precinct renewal program
(Question No 2922)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 21 February 2020:
(1) In relation to the City Precinct Renewal Program, https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1385863/City-Precinct-Renewal-Program-2.pdfwww.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1385863/City-Precinct-Renewal-Program-2.pdf, page 13, which states that “Intervention by the ACT Government to allow changes to leasehold and tenure arrangements within the precinct will also contribute to renewal and attract significant private investment”, what intervention is intended.
(2) What sites/areas will be affected.
(3) When is this intended to commence.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) For its portfolio of property assets, the City Renewal Authority (the Authority) examines opportunities to support the renewal of the city centre through design and delivery requirements for designated development sites within the precinct.
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