Page 4296 - Week 12 - Thursday, 24 October 2019
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the following people for making the trade mission a success: Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Her Excellency, Ms Harinder Sidhu and her staff at the High Commission in Delhi; Australia’s Consul-General in Mumbai, Mr Tony Huber and his staff; from the University of Canberra, Professor Lawrence Pratchett, Pro-Vice Chancellor, International; Mr Aditya Vaddiparthi; Ms Tamara Lions from the University of New South Wales Canberra; Mr Deepak-Raj Gupta MLA for his valuable support, cultural connections and enthusiasm during the mission; and, as always, the ACT’s Commissioner for International Engagement, Mr Brendan Smyth, for his enthusiasm, the support of his team; and broader ACT government officials. Thank you all for your assistance in executing this short but successful trade mission.
To all of those we had the opportunity to meet, particularly in Mumbai, especially those who braved the level red monsoonal flooding that occurred whilst we were in the city, thank you very much for your participation in the events. Madam Speaker, at the beginning of this statement I said it is clear that there is considerable untapped potential for partnerships between Canberra and India. Following this mission, I am absolutely certain of that. We look forward to helping realise that potential in the coming years.
I present the following paper:
Ministerial delegation to India—September 2019—Ministerial statement, Thursday, 24 October 2019.
I move:
That the Assembly take note of the paper.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Health—patient navigation service
Ministerial statement
MS STEPHEN-SMITH (Kurrajong—Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister for Children, Youth and Families, Minister for Health and Minister for Urban Renewal) (10.13): Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity to provide the Assembly with a progress report on a patient navigation service in line with recommendation 92 of the report of the Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20. Members may recall that the government response to recommendation 92 of the report agreed that the ACT Health Directorate will continue to explore options for a patient navigation service.
In 2017 the ACT government commissioned the Health Care Consumers Association to develop a model of patient care navigation in the ACT. I take the opportunity to thank the HCCA for the final report completed in September 2018, A model for patient navigation in the ACT for people with chronic and complex conditions. While the report is already publicly available on the HCCS website I will also table a copy of the report for the information of the Assembly.
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