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(2) What proportion of persons presenting to the Emergency Department at the Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce at the times in part (1) were seen on time, including patients in categories (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 4 and (e) 5.

(3) Were there any problems with heating of the Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce on the evening of 30 July and the early morning of 31 July 2019; if so, what actions were taken to address the problems including minimising the impact of patients at this time.

(4) Have there been problems with heating at the Calvary Public Hospital at any stage over the winter of 2019.

Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Emergency Department (ED) at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce provides critical health care services on a 24/7 basis and frequently experiences high, but also fluctuating, levels of demand. Calvary ED was busy during this period.

(2) There were 34 presentations to Calvary’s ED between 9pm on 30 July 2019 and 2am on 31 July 2019.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) 100 per cent.

(c) 12 per cent.

(d) 13 per cent.

(e) Not applicable.

(3) Calvary advises that there was an issue with the heating in the emergency department waiting room around this time and maintenance works were undertaken to remediate.

(4) Calvary Public Hospital Bruce is a large facility and, as with any building, there can be many different infrastructure or maintenance related issues that occur unexpectedly. Calvary advises that there have been occasional environmental heating faults during the period, with remediation works prioritised accordingly.

ACT Health—staffing
(Question No 2754)

Ms Lawder asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 27 September 2019:

(1) Since 1 October 2018, how many executive staff have separated from (a) ACT Health and (b) Canberra Health Services.

(2) What were the classifications of the executive staff referred to in part (1).

(3) Were separating executive staff invited to give exit feedback or participate in an exit interview; if no, why.

(4) How many separating executive staff gave exit feedback or participated in an exit interview.

(5) How many separating executive staff gave exit feedback on their own initiative.


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