This WA parliamentary question seeks data on the length of stay for patients in specialised mental health wards, including a breakdown of patients under 18. The answer provides a snapshot of patient durations as of September 25, 2023.

AnsweredQoN 912Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 September 2023
Portfolio
Mental Health

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(1) I refer to all patients currently admitted in a specialised mental health ward and ask, of those patients, how many have been admitted for periods of time of: (a) 1 to 30 days; (b) 31 to 60 days; (c) 61 to 90 days; (d) 91 to 120 days; (e) 121 to 150 days; (f) 151 to 180 days; (g) Between six and 12 months; (h) Between one and two years; and (i) Longer than two years? (2) Of those patients, how many are under the age of 18 years?

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Answered
8 November 2023
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
8 days
(1)  The following information is defined as all patients currently admitted in a specialised mental health ward as at 25 September 2023.
(a) 481
(b) 100
(c) 53
(d) 18
(e) 18
(f) 5
(g) 26
(h) 15
(i) 49
(2) 35

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