Aged-Care CCTV Trial

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:00): My reference this morning was to the el-cheapo system being used by Human Services—

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: We're using the same one.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: You're using the same one?

The PRESIDENT: Question.

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: Well, same company.

The PRESIDENT: A question, please.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Okay, well, that's interesting.

The PRESIDENT: This is a supplementary question?

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: That's for another day, Mr President, but I do have a supplementary: can the minister indicate how they are being independently monitored; and those that are monitoring these cameras, do they have any qualifications in aged care or health care; and who is monitoring them?

The PRESIDENT: We are getting further away from the original answer, but the minister may have some information.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:01): I thank the honourable member for a clarification of his comments this morning, and I apologise if I have misinterpreted them. In terms of the monitoring, the recording devices in the residents' bedrooms and common areas are programmed to detect predetermined trigger movements and sounds, which then signal a need for a rapid response to the resident.

Falls, calls for help or unusual movements trigger an alert which is automatically sent to an independent monitoring centre who then immediately alert nursing staff at the site to respond to the incident. Footage of the incident, including the minutes before and afterwards, is retained and securely stored on site for review by authorised personnel as required.

The PRESIDENT: A final supplementary.