Page 4918 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) No outcomes were developed from the internal stakeholder consultation. This was a scoping exercise to determine the future requirements when Residential Accommodation Services closes in mid-2020.
2) The stakeholders included:
a) Medicine Social Worker, Renal Services and Diabetes Services;
b) Cancer Ambulatory Services Social Worker;
c) Aboriginal Liaison Officer;
d) Nursing and Patient Support Services;
e) Surgery;
f) Critical Care;
g) Clinical Placement Office;
h) Medical Officers Support Credentialing Education Training Unit;
i) Residential Accommodation Services (staff); and
j) Canberra Hospital Foundation.
3) This was a scoping exercise.
4) The outcome from the scoping exercise lead Canberra Health Services to contracting Communication Link who are stakeholder and consultation experts.
5) Refer to dot point 4.
6) Communication Link has provided CHS with a draft report on their findings from the community engagement which will be considered over coming weeks. The draft report identifies a range of solutions and CHS anticipates any short-term service offerings accepted by the Government will be available to the community by mid-2020 to support demolition plans for the Building 5 and 24 as part of SPIRE enabling works program.
7) Capital and recurrent costs will be quantified when final interim solution(s) is agreed, following assessment of the communication link stakeholder findings and impacted staff consultation. Completion of the solution(s)’ assessment is expected in Quarter 1 of 2020.
Canberra Hospital—pharmacy service
(Question No 2807)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 25 October 2019:
(1) How does the pathway for competency-based progression, as provided in the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement for staff of The Canberra Hospital Pharmacy, operate.
(2) Who are the members of the pharmacy’s Workplace Consultative Committee.
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