Thursday, 1 August 2024

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:49): (996) My constituency question is for the Minister for Health Ms Thomas. My constituent is a resident of Seaford, and he lives with a disability. Like many people who live with a disability, he requires access to specialist public health services that can accommodate his needs. This includes accessible dental care. While there once existed a local dental service that could accommodate his disability, this has since closed. He is left with no choice but to travel to the Royal Dental Hospital in Carlton, which is almost an hour away. On his last visit he waited 3 hours only to be put on a three-year waiting list and sent home to Seaford. So my constituent asks: what is the government doing to ensure accessible dental services for all within Seaford, including those living with a disability?