WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staffing levels, client numbers, and service provision at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre. The question seeks historical data and current figures for allied health professionals and clients served.

AnsweredQoN 3292Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 April 2008
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(2) How many full-time equivalent medical specialists or allied health professionals are currently employed at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road?
(3) Please list the type of medical specialists or allied health professionals currently employed at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road?
(4) Please list the basis of employment for each of the medical specialists/allied health professionals (e.g. full-time, part-time) at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road?
(5) How many clients does the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road currently serve?
(6) How many of those clients are children?
(7) How many full-time equivalent employees were employed at Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road in:
(a) 1998;
(b) 2000;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2006; and
(e) 2007?
(8) How many full-time equivalent medical specialists and allied health professionals are currently employed at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road:
(a) 1998;
(b) 2000;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2006; and
(e) 2007?
(9) How many clients did the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre on Hudson Road serve in:
(a) 1998;
(b) 2000;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2006; and
(e) 2007?

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Answered
1 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
29 days
(1) 39.8 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) as at 31 March 2008.
(2-3) There are 18.3 FTE Allied health professionals employed at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community centre including Dieticians, Podiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Speech Pathologists, Allied Health Assistants and Audiologists.  There are no medical specialists.
(4)  The basis of employment for each of the allied health professionals (e.g. full?time, part-time) at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre is:
Dieticians: 2 x full-time
2 x part-time
Podiatrists: 3 x part-time
Occupational Therapists: 1 x full-time
5 x part-time
Physiotherapists:  2 x full-time
2 x part-time
Social Workers: 1 x full-time
1 x part-time
Speech Pathologists:  2 x full-time
3 x part-time
Allied Health Assistants: 2 x full-time
1 x part-time
Audiologists:  2 x part-time
(5-6) The Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre data collection is based on "Occasions of Service" rather than numbers of clients. For the month of March 2008 there were 2,679 Occasions of Service. 1,979 of the 2,679 occasions of service were provided to children (ages 0-15 years).
(7) The number of full-time equivalent employees employed at the Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre is collected in financial rather than calendar years:
(a-c) Data not available*
(d) 2005/06 36.57 FTE
(e) 2006/07 39.43 FTE
* Prior to 2004 the electronic rosters for allied health employees did not disaggregate data to site level, hence the data is unavailable.
(8) (a-c) Data not available*
(d) 2005/06 16.34 FTE
(e) 2006/07 17.6 FTE
* Prior to 2004, the electronic rosters for allied health employees did not disaggregate data to site level, hence the data is unavailable.
(9) The Bunbury Primary Health Services Community Health Centre data collection is based on "Occasions of Service" rather than numbers of clients.
(a-b) Data not available*
(c)  2003: 21,803
(d)  2006: 35,288
(e)  2007: 32,997
* Prior to 2004, "Occasions of Service" across all disciplines were not integrated into a single data management system, hence the data is unavailable.
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