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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
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In relation to the current research in the Emergency Medical Australasia
Journal which claims that one in twenty NSW patients is delayed more than an
hour with paramedics in emergency rooms before they are admitted:
- Will action be taken to tackle this issue?
- If so, when?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- and (2) Improvements in delays for patients attending emergency
departments by ambulance requires whole of hospital strategies. With the
implementation of the National Emergency Access Target, hospitals in NSW are
using and developing a range of strategies to improve the flow of patients
through the system thereby making more beds available. Initiatives include the
early review and planned transfer of hospital patients to home or other levels
of care, greater use of "hospital in the home", community packages of
care and other support services.
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Question asked on 23 October 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 122
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Answer received on 27 November 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 131
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