The Western Australian Government has announced $58.5 million in child health spending to provide free health checks and increase access to school-based health services.

 

Treasurer Christian Porter said the funding forms the centrepiece of the State’s $6.76 billion health budget, and will contribute to the major expansion of community child health services across WA.

 

“Community child health services play a vital role in preventing chronic disease, so this is a targeted project to address real issues facing families in accessing health care,” Mr Porter said.

 

“We have listened to the people of WA and have already made real changes by investing $49.7million over four years to recruit more than 50 community allied health staff in physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy.  As a result, wait times for these services have dropped by more than 50 per cent.”

 

The State’s health budget includes work starting on:

  • $360.2 million Midland Health Campus - completion 2015
  • $117.9 million Busselton Health Campus - completion 2014
  • $22.2 million Remote Indigenous Health Clinic Project - completion 2014
  • Work will continue on the:
  • $1.2 billion New Children’s Hospital - completion 2015
  • $1.7 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital - completion 2013
  • $239.0 million on the new State rehabilitation service - completion 2013
  • $325.3 million Southern Inland Health Initiative capital works
  • $229.8 million Joondalup Health Campus expansion - completion 2013
  • $55.8 million Kalgoorlie Health Campus redevelopment - completion late 2013

Planning will continue on the:

  • RPH redevelopment - $22 million for preliminary works
  • Karratha Health Campus - $207.2million
  • Construction will be completed in 2012-13:
  • $55.6 million for a new PathWest Centre at the QEII Medical Centre
  • $47.9 million for Cancer Centre Stage 2 at the QEII Medical Centre
  • $170.4 million new Albany Health Campus