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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

ANSWER TO A QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE TAKEN ON NOTICE

Hospitals - Consultations

MR BERRY - Asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts without notice on 27 March 1990:

In the absence of consultation with particularly, the trade union movement and the Interim Hospitals Board, on the future of Canberras hospitals, will the Minister inform the Assembly of the dates and the details of any consultations he has had with members of the medical profession, the AMA, the business sector and Calvary Hospital on this matter?

MR HUMPHRIES - The answer to Mr Berrys question is as follows:

There were no formal consultations on the future of Canberras hospitals between myself as Minister for Health and members of the medical profession, the AMA, the business sector or Calvary Hospital, prior to my Ministerial Statement on Public Hospitals Redevelopment.

I did attend a meeting with the Salaried and Visiting Specialists of the Royal Canberra Hospital on 15 February 1990 which became, primarily, a discussion on public hospital redevelopment.

Discussions on public hospital redevelopment have been a common feature of my discussions with a broad range of the groups, including the sectors mentioned, since entering the Assembly and being appointed a Minister. These discussions were informal and cannot be described as formal consultations with any groups or organisations.

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