Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Roger Cook MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
9/07/2020	Cook	Acting Premier	Tougher regime on Victorian arrivals into WA
9/07/2020	Saffioti; Cook	Planning; Health	Job-creating aged care precinct gets green light in northern suburbs
7/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health
7/07/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	$20 million funding to create specialist mental health hub
3/07/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australia paving the way in kids COVID-19 research
2/07/2020	Cook	Health	Survey finds health workers positive and committed to patient care
1/07/2020	Cook; Kelly	Health; Youth	Building healthier communities in the Gascoyne and Murchison regions
1/07/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	McGowan Government invests $36 million for elective surgery blitz
30/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Contract awarded for redevelopment of Newman Health Service
30/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA to provide assistance to Victoria’s COVID-19 response
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	Modern aged and palliative care facility on track for Carnarvon
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	RPH cardiology patients set to benefit from innovative new system
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	Report to help lift health and wellbeing of West Aussies
24/06/2020	Cook; Johnston	Health; Industrial Relations	COVID-19 Response Bill to support health care workers
23/06/2020	Dawson; Cook	Disability Services; Health	$10 million to support independent living
22/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA ready for the next phase of the COVID-19 roadmap
20/06/2020	Cook	Health	$9.3 million awarded in State research infrastructure funding
19/06/2020	Cook	Health	Peel Health Campus redevelopment proposal received
18/06/2020	Cook; Murray	Health; Sport and Recreation	Healthway partnership to support healthy active communities in the Kimberley
18/06/2020	Cook	Health	Picture of wellness captured in DETECT Snapshot
17/06/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New advisory body to strengthen relationship with community services sector
17/06/2020	Cook; Murray	Health; Sport and Recreation	Small grants making a positive impact in sport clubs across the State
15/06/2020	Cook	Health	Public hospital elective surgery back at full capacity
10/06/2020	Cook; Wyatt; Kelly	Health; Treasurer; Science	$5m for Western Australia to lead ground-breaking COVID-19 research
9/06/2020	Cook	Mental Health	$56 million investment to provide mental health, alcohol and other drug support to at-risk and vulnerable groups
5/06/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 response further boosted by latest PPE delivery
4/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Geraldton health and mental health facilities moving forward
4/06/2020	McGowan; Cook; Wyatt	Premier; Health; Aboriginal Affairs	Kimberley to reopen to the rest of Western Australia
3/06/2020	Cook	Health	Peel Health Campus upgrades to get under way
2/06/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australia expands asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
1/06/2020	Cook	Health	State-of-the-art operating theatres open at Northam Health Campus
31/05/2020	Cook	Health	Next step needed to protect children from tobacco harm
29/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Phase 3 of COVID-19 roadmap to commence from Saturday, June 6
29/05/2020	Cook	Health	Visitor restrictions eased at WA hospitals
28/05/2020	Cook	Health	WA hospitals ramping up elective surgery
27/05/2020	Cook	Health	DETECT Snapshot testing to begin
27/05/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Health; Aboriginal Affairs	Remote Aboriginal community digitally connected to metro medical experts
25/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Regional travel restrictions to be lifted as part of WA roadmap
25/05/2020	Cook	Health	$2.9m to boost local researchers’ quest for COVID-19 answers
21/05/2020	Cook	Health	Funding breakthrough for WA health and medical research
21/05/2020	Cook	Health	Tender released to build MRI suite at Kalgoorlie Health Campus
20/05/2020	Cook	Health	New isolation room and fast track area at Charlies’ Emergency Department
15/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Increase in elective surgery for Western Australians
15/05/2020	Cook	Health	Report sounds alarm on the cost of obesity in WA
13/05/2020	Cook	Health	Drive-through influenza vaccine clinic for over 65s
12/05/2020	Cook	Health	Information and support line to enhance end-of-life support
11/05/2020	Cook; Papalia	Health; Small Business	COVID Safety Plans key to reopening WA businesses
10/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	The WA roadmap for easing COVID-19 restrictions
9/05/2020	Cook	Health	Coming together to make COVID-19 research a priority
6/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Research expanded to FIFO workers to track possible COVID-19
2/05/2020	Cook	Health	McGowan Government secures WA made-face shields for COVID fight
2/05/2020	Cook	Health	WA records lowest flu numbers in history
1/05/2020	McGowan; Cook; Ellery	Premier; Health; Education and Training	Research study to track impact of COVID-19 in schools
1/05/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australians urged to stay healthy and see their GP
1/05/2020	Cook	Health	WA researcher in bid to get jump on heart attacks
30/04/2020	Cook	Health	Four more collection centres for COVID-19 testing to be established
27/04/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Protect yourself and others from influenza by getting vaccinated
26/04/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Cautious easing of restrictions thanks to WA’s COVID-19 progress
25/04/2020	Cook	Health	TeleChemotherapy comes to Narrogin and Broome
24/04/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Encouraging positive choices during COVID-19
23/04/2020	Cook	Health	Local company to bolster hand sanitiser supply
22/04/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Elective surgery to resume in Western Australia
21/04/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Health; Aboriginal Affairs	New rapid COVID-19 test available for regional communities
19/04/2020	Cook	Health	WA launches new plan for 600+ ventilated beds
16/04/2020	Cook	Health	Expanded testing programme for COVID-19
9/04/2020	Cook	Mental Health	More support for Western Australians' wellbeing during COVID-19
9/04/2020	Cook	Health	Murdoch medihotel development planned to open in 2022
8/04/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 testing criteria further expanded in Western Australia
6/04/2020	Cook	Health	Second regional COVID clinic joins fight against coronavirus
1/04/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 testing criteria to be expanded in WA
31/03/2020	Cook	Health	WA boosting health system capacity for COVID-19 critical care
31/03/2020	Quigley; Cook	Attorney General; Health	New laws to allow doctors to trial new and emerging treatments for COVID-19
27/03/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 testing criteria expanded in WA
26/03/2020	Cook	Health	$3 million to provide opportunities for local COVID-19 research
23/03/2020	Cook	Health	New COVID clinics open to join coronavirus fight
21/03/2020	Cook	Health	Elective surgery to be scaled back to prepare for COVID-19
20/03/2020	Wyatt; Cook	Aboriginal Affairs; Health; Mental Health	$266 million package to support Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing
20/03/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Deputy Premier; Aboriginal Affairs	McGowan Government releases commitment to Aboriginal youth wellbeing
19/03/2020	Cook	Health	Early influenza shots for over 65s
19/03/2020	Cook	Health	Dedicated pathway for WA Health staff needing to be tested for coronavirus
18/03/2020	Cook	Health	First regional COVID clinic established at Bunbury Health Campus
17/03/2020	Cook	Health	New drive to boost medical workforce
14/03/2020	Cook	Health	Finalists announced for 2020 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards
13/03/2020	Cook	Health	New report reveals WA cancer death rate at all-time low
12/03/2020	Cook	Health	Negative COVID-19 results to be sent via SMS
11/03/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 precaution postpones works at Peel Health Campus
11/03/2020	Cook	Health	PathWest boosts COVID-19 capability
11/03/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Updated WA Government Pandemic Plan released in response to COVID-19
10/03/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Providing a Safe Haven for people with mental health issues
10/03/2020	Cook	Health	Board chairs announced for newly established PathWest and Health Support Services Boards
9/03/2020	Cook	Health	WA COVID clinics to help combat coronavirus community spread
9/03/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Privatised services at Fiona Stanley Hospital back in public hands
6/03/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health; Mental Health	McGowan Government delivers new South West mental health service
4/03/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	Review of the Clinical Governance of Public Mental Health Services in WA released
4/03/2020	Cook	Health	New service to support information sharing in donor conception
3/03/2020	Cook	Health	WA patients to benefit from medical research boost
24/02/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Specialist care closer to home for Great Southern patients
21/02/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment: new milestones reached
19/02/2020	Cook	Health	Construction starts on the expansion of Osborne Park Hospital
16/02/2020	Cook; Saffioti	Health; Transport	Kids Bridge connects sick children with nature