QUESTIONS SCOTT MORRISON MUST ANSWER ABOUT AGED CARE FAILURES

Julie Collins MP.
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QUESTIONS SCOTT MORRISON MUST ANSWER ABOUT AGED CARE FAILURES
Julie Collins MP
Scott Morrison must answer questions about the growing list of shocking Commonwealth Government failures to prepare Australia’s aged care system for COVID-19.
 
Why did the Government and its regulator fail to have any national plan for COVID-19 in aged care?

Is the Prime Minister confident that the nursing homes which have failed standards across the country over recent months, including 14 in New South Wales alone, are safe for residents?

Why did the Morrison Government not learn from previous recommendations that called on the Federal Government to improve information sharing between the regulator and the Federal Department of Health when this issue shockingly led to a four day delay in acting at St Basil’s?
 
Does the Prime Minister continue to have confidence in the aged care regulator’s ability to deal with tragic outbreaks of COVID-19 in aged care after this catastrophic communications failure?
 
When did the Prime Minister become aware the regulator did have knowledge of the outbreak of COVID-19 at St Basil’s but failed to pass it on to the Federal Department of Health?
 
Why did the Morrison Government not learn from tragic outbreaks of COVID-19 at Dorothy Henderson Lodge and Newmarch House?
 
Why was the Morrison Government not better prepared for outbreaks that would impact our nation’s most vulnerable?
 
Health and Aged Care