My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health in the other place. I ask
the minister to take action to ensure that residents in Western Victoria Region
continue to have access to high-quality medical services and facilities. This
government has invested $4.1 billion across Victoria into the largest capital
works program in the state’s history. This is all part of the government’s
continuing commitment to health, which has seen funding to Victoria’s hospitals
and health services increase by 96 per cent since 1999.
On 20 February the Acting Premier and Minister for Health
announced a further $36.4 million funding boost for hospitals and health
services to purchase medical and patient care equipment. Of this, over $9
million will be allocated to rural and regional hospitals to replace ageing
equipment.
The funding boost is part of a $225 million announcement by the
Victorian government in the last budget for hospital and community health
equipment, engineering and other infrastructure works. This funding will ensure
that our health services are supported to have the best equipment facilities to
provide patient treatment and diagnosis.
I ask the minister to take action to ensure that health
services in Western Victoria Region are supported by this most recent funding
announcement and to provide me with a breakdown of the location of the health
services and the moneys allocated to those services for medical and patient care
equipment.