Allowing midwives to administer whooping cough and flu vaccinations has saved an estimated 20,000 hours a year on GP appointments.
The initiative had been recognised in the State Government’s inaugural 2015 Red Tape Reduction Report Card and was an example of how WA Health had contributed to reducing red tape.
Other initiatives from WA Health that had been implemented to help reduce red tape included:
- the introduction of the Emergency Telehealth Service that leverages technology to support service delivery
- the establishment of GradConnect, a centralised administration process that links newly qualified nurses and midwives with health services offering transition to practice programs
- reforming the poisons legislation through the introduction of a Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act and associated regulations.