Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (15:11): My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. Given that the minister's media release yesterday only referred to closing Makk and McLeay as soon as possible, is the government intending to close Clements ward as soon as possible as well?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (15:12): As we have made ongoing statements that we are designing a model of care in this space, we will rely on the advice of Dr McKellar and his team, but we do know that the Clements ward is somewhat different in its residential profile. It's a transitional ward. There are people who have different needs in the Clements ward, and those needs are not at this point as pressing as the matters that have come before us from the Oakden review relating to the Makk and McLeay wards and the severity of the conditions in the Makk and McLeay wards.

The Clements ward is a very interesting ward. It's a very large space. It's very different from the Makk and McLeay wards. The staff there, every time I have been through that facility, have been endeavouring to support the consumers, the residents, of that facility, as they transition through a variety of different healthcare settings, to the best of their levels.