00:00When Doris Ross developed deep vein thrombosis last July, her GP sent her straight to emergency.
00:11She waited 12 hours to be seen.
00:14Of course we were concerned and she, because she's not able to move by herself, she was
00:18sitting in a wheelchair for 12 hours without being able to go to the toilet.
00:21New data from the Productivity Commission shows fewer than half of WA's ED presentations
00:26were seen within the recommended time frame last financial year.
00:30Wait times varied depending on the triage level.
00:33While most patients in need of resuscitation and emergency care were seen on time, just
00:3832% of those needing urgent care were.
00:42The government is blaming a shortage of bulk billing GPs.
00:46If people can't get in to see their GP, if they can't afford to see their GP, they will
00:51simply go to the local ED.
00:53Now, if they have an urgent need, they'll be seen on time and in a clinically appropriate
00:57period of time.
00:58But Dr Vanessa Claydon says it's about a shortage of beds.
01:02I think the community are getting better and better at making those choices and so by and
01:07large the people waiting in an emergency waiting room are people that need emergency care.
01:12Libby Metham says if elected, the Liberals will pay nursing students up to $20,000 to
01:17study and work in WA.
01:19$12,000 during the course of the nursing degree, as well as $7,500 after two years
01:29of working in the public hospital system.
01:34In Collie, Labor was also talking jobs, teaming up with Tesla to construct a new facility
01:39for servicing and repairing batteries.
01:42Up to 50 local workers can be employed here.
01:45With four weeks to go, new polling shows Labor on track for another decisive victory,
01:51with the Liberals making only small inroads after their disastrous 2021 campaign.
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