Question - ACT Health

Question

Number
902
Subject
ACT Health
(paediatric services)
Asked by
Castley, Leanne
Directed to
Minister for Health
Question asked on
21 September 2022
Answer due on
23 October 2022
Question asked
  1. Who conducted the external review of paediatric services in late 2021.
  2. What was the cost and process to select the reviewer.
  3. When was the review done.
  4. What was the terms of reference.
  5. How was the review conducted?
  6. When did the Minister receive the review.
  7. What are the review’s recommendations.
  8. Did the reviewer speak to families who have used paediatric services; if so, can the Minister provide relevant details.
  9. Did reviewer examine gaps in our paediatric services; if so, can the Minister provide relevant details.
  10. Can the Minister provide a copy of the review.

Answer

Answer Published
17 October 2022
Answered by
Minister for Health
Answer
  1. Resolve Health Advisory.
  2. $87,230.00. A single select procurement process was undertaken consistent with the ACT Government Procurement Policy.
  3. 2021.
  4. A Statement of Requirements was produced for the purpose of this review. 
  5. Resolve Health Advisory conducted an eight-week in-depth review of plans, data, best practice and consultation with a broad range of stakeholders. 
  6. The review concluded in June 2021. The Minister was provided with a preliminary working document in August 2021. 
  7. The review identifies priority issues and includes changes to models of care, clarity of governance arrangements and the development of services to meet identified gaps. 
  8. No, the discovery phase included a review of internal and external documents, including The Health Care Consumers Association’s Report, Consumer and Family Experience and Expectations of Accessing Interstate Specialist Care, along with Canberra Health Services’ complaints data, used to identify key issues from consumers’ perspectives. 
  9. The review provided recommendations covering Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery, Community Child Health and Allied Health in Paediatrics. 
  10. As the review contains information about individual clinicians and is intended as an internal working document a copy of this in full cannot be provided. An appropriately de-identified copy of the review report will be tabled in the Assembly in the sitting week commencing 18 October 2022.