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necessary. Many ACT residents access NSW services and vise versa, which is allowed under Medicare and the NHA. Therefore no specific agreement is necessary with Sydney Eye Hospital for ACT residents to access services.
Normally a referral would be made in writing and a phone call to the appropriate medical unit if the case was deemed urgent.
(9) Response from Canberra Health Services
(a) See answer to questions 3 and 5.
(b) Public patients in the ACT can only be treated by Specialists contracted by ACT Health. See response to questions 3 and 5.
Response from Calvary Public Hospital
(9) (a) Considerations are not made as to the referring on of patients to the Sydney Eye Hospital. Patients who undergo elective operations at Calvary Public are placed upon the public waiting list either by clinicians at Canberra Hospital or by specialists in their private rooms.
(b) Calvary does not make enquiries about referring on of patients to ACT private specialists and their capacity to take on patients under the ACT public system, however patients may be placed on the public waiting list.
Hospitals—cleaning procedures
(Question No 2352)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:
(1) When was the last time the policies and procedures relating to (a) cleaning and (b) infection control, at the ACT’s public hospitals were reviewed.
(2) Who is the service provider at each hospital for cleaning services and when (a) was the contract awarded and (b) does the contract expire.
(3) Who, independently of the contractors, monitors or inspects the standard of cleaning services being provided.
(4) How often are monitoring or inspections undertaken.
(5) What is the average response time to deal with non-routine cleaning issues after they are reported.
(6) What specific cleaning tasks are undertaken for routine cleaning of a typical medical ward and how often are they undertaken.
(7) Are cleaning staff expected to complete tasks within a specified timeframe; if so, what analysis has been made as to whether the timeframe allows for adequate cleaning to be done.
(8) Who monitors adherence to standards and procedures for infection control; and how frequently is this monitoring undertaken.
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