Narre Warren South electorate
Gary MAAS (Narre Warren South) (14:44): (1091) My constituency question is for the Minister for Health and concerns the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. Minister, how does the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department initiative support people in my electorate of Narre Warren South to access health care when they need it? The Allan Labor government’s Australian-first virtual emergency department recently hit a major milestone, providing more than half a million consultations for urgent but not life-threatening health care. This government is always looking to ease the significant pressures on our hospitals and emergency departments, and it is important we free up our hospital staff and paramedics to respond to emergencies to help save lives. Of course 000 is still there in life-threatening emergency situations, but this VVED service, alongside Nurse-on-Call and our urgent care clinics, provides more after-hours care options than ever before. I look forward to sharing the minister’s response with my community.