348. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Robin Chapple, who is away from the chamber on urgent parliamentary business. I refer to the Mining and Pastoral Region and its major population centres.
(1) Which hospitals in this region have an intensive care unit?
(2) What is the capacity of and number of beds in those wards referred to in (1)?
(3) Does the minister have a strategy for administering specialised health care in a regional WA context in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in a regional population centre?
(4) If yes to (3), would the minister please table the document?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. However, the question is unable to be answered in the time available. An answer will be provided on Friday, 17 April 2020.