Page 1547 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 17 May 1994
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Only last week a very large box turned up on a truck from Sydney. It was a $2.57m investment, a magnetic resonance imaging machine. This is a machine that produces computer generated, high resolution images of internal structures. It is the next quantum leap beyond the X-ray and the CAT scan. It is used primarily to identify diseases of the central nervous system, brain and spine, and musculoskeletal disorders. It can also be used to diagnose infectious diseases such as those associated with AIDS, liver diseases, heart wall structure problems and prostate, bladder and uterine cancers. It can also be used to evaluate kidney transplant liabilities and to study bone marrow diseases. It is, in other words, the latest high-tech generation of diagnostic aids. It is being installed as part of a cooperative program with the Commonwealth. It brings Woden Valley Hospital, in yet another area, up to - - -
Mrs Carnell: The standard of John James.
Mr De Domenico: The standard of John James.
MR CONNOLLY: It will enable Woden Valley Hospital to meet and exceed the standards available at other public hospitals around Australia. These two say that that is unnecessary because John James have one, whereas Mr Humphries a few minutes before seemed to take some pride in the fact that when he was Health Minister he approved this process starting. Again, Chief Minister, you are quite right. One always gets conflict from the front bench of the Opposition. I also point out that some $200,000 was contributed from the private practice trust fund, which is the fund that certain private practice earnings from salaried specialists go into, to be used for certain enhancements such as this one.
Mr Berry: And it will cost public patients nothing.
MR CONNOLLY: And it will cost public patients nothing.
Preschools
MS SZUTY: My question is addressed to the Minister for Education and Training, Mr Wood. In July 1992 the Government made a decision to loosely link all preschools with their local primary school administratively, in the light of the decision to remove two preschool positions from the Department of Education and Training. It is further stated in relation to program 23, government schooling, in the explanatory notes 1992-93 to the Select Committee on Estimates:
This will provide for improved career development opportunities for preschool teachers, enhance the articulation of early childhood education as well as assisting with day-to-day crisis management.
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