Safer Care Victoria
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:09): My question is to the Acting Premier. The latest Safer Care Victoria sentinel events report outlines 38Â sentinel events related to children. How many of those 38Â children have passed away?
Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop) (14:10): In terms of the details of each of those cases, I will refer the member’s question to the health minister. The health minister addressed a press conference Monday of last week, when she went into great detail about the sentinel events, the report into each and every one of them and most importantly the reforms that are going to be made to ensure that there is a stronger parent voice in their child’s care. As someone with personal experience with how important this is, I am so proud of my colleague for working on this, and I will ask her to come back to you in terms of the details of your question.
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:11): In 2016–17 the Minister for Health undertook a review into the deaths of six children that passed away at Casey Hospital. With more children having passed away, as outlined in the latest Safer Care Victoria report, can the Acting Premier confirm that each of the recommendations of the government’s previous review were fully implemented?
Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop) (14:11): Again, I thank the member for her question. I will ask the Minister for Health to come back to the member in terms of the questions about previous sentinel events, the investigations that went into those events and the actions that the government is taking, indeed the system is taking. There needs to be system reform when it comes to these most tragic and difficult circumstances. The Minister for Health is taking important reform steps, which she outlined at the start of last week in terms of what reforms need to be made and how parents are central to those reforms, and I am sure the Minister for Health would be pleased to brief the member on these matters.