❓ Ms Anwyl asks about staffing levels and vacancies for nurses and other health professionals at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital. The Minister provides FTE numbers, recruitment strategies, and historical staffing data, noting limitations in data availability and scope.
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(b) enrolled nurses; and (c) any other form of health professional?
(c) any other form of health professional?
(3) How long has each such vacancy existed? (4) How many positions for 1(a), and exist for each financial year from 1992-3 date? Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister
(c) any other form of health professional?
(3) How long has each such vacancy existed? (4) How many positions for 1(a), and exist for each financial year from 1992-3 date? Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister
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18 October 2000
Response time
70 days
(1) (a) 26.7 FTE (b) 2.7 FTE (c) 3 FTE (2) (a) & (b) A working party has been set up to consider innovative ways for recruiting staff (c) Advertisements are placed in relevant publications (other than newspaper) Recruitment of specialist Allied Health positions has been extended through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. (3) Due to turnover of staff some nursing positions will always be vacant. (4) (a) (b) (c) FTE FTE FTE 1992-93 N/A N/A N/A 1993-94 121.4 54.6 N/A 1994-95 103.9 54 N/A 1995-96 121.7 45 N/A 1996-97 125.8 44 N/A **1997-98 105.4 34.1 26.5 1998-99 106.2 31.5 26.5 1999-00 104.2 33.2 28.5 * Please note these figures represent staffing numbers at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital only. They do not include staff attached to Public Health, Community Health, Community Mental Health, school based positions, and the various nursing posts. ** In 1997/98 saw the closure of A Ward which resulted in a drop of nursing positions required. N/A These figures can not be accurately reported due to specific reports for those years not being readily available.
(4) How many positions for 1(a), and exist for each financial year from 1992-3 date? Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) (a) 26.7 FTE (b) 2.7 FTE (c) 3 FTE (2) (a) & (b) A working party has been set up to consider innovative ways for recruiting staff (c) Advertisements are placed in relevant publications (other than newspaper) Recruitment of specialist Allied Health positions has been extended through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. (3) Due to turnover of staff some nursing positions will always be vacant. (4) (a) (b) (c) FTE FTE FTE 1992-93 N/A N/A N/A 1993-94 121.4 54.6 N/A 1994-95 103.9 54 N/A 1995-96 121.7 45 N/A 1996-97 125.8 44 N/A **1997-98 105.4 34.1 26.5 1998-99 106.2 31.5 26.5 1999-00 104.2 33.2 28.5 * Please note these figures represent staffing numbers at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital only. They do not include staff attached to Public Health, Community Health, Community Mental Health, school based positions, and the various nursing posts. ** In 1997/98 saw the closure of A Ward which resulted in a drop of nursing positions required. N/A These figures can not be accurately reported due to specific reports for those years not being readily available.
Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) (a) 26.7 FTE (b) 2.7 FTE (c) 3 FTE (2) (a) & (b) A working party has been set up to consider innovative ways for recruiting staff (c) Advertisements are placed in relevant publications (other than newspaper) Recruitment of specialist Allied Health positions has been extended through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. (3) Due to turnover of staff some nursing positions will always be vacant. (4) (a) (b) (c) FTE FTE FTE 1992-93 N/A N/A N/A 1993-94 121.4 54.6 N/A 1994-95 103.9 54 N/A 1995-96 121.7 45 N/A 1996-97 125.8 44 N/A **1997-98 105.4 34.1 26.5 1998-99 106.2 31.5 26.5 1999-00 104.2 33.2 28.5 * Please note these figures represent staffing numbers at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital only. They do not include staff attached to Public Health, Community Health, Community Mental Health, school based positions, and the various nursing posts. ** In 1997/98 saw the closure of A Ward which resulted in a drop of nursing positions required. N/A These figures can not be accurately reported due to specific reports for those years not being readily available.
(4) How many positions for 1(a), and exist for each financial year from 1992-3 date? Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) (a) 26.7 FTE (b) 2.7 FTE (c) 3 FTE (2) (a) & (b) A working party has been set up to consider innovative ways for recruiting staff (c) Advertisements are placed in relevant publications (other than newspaper) Recruitment of specialist Allied Health positions has been extended through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. (3) Due to turnover of staff some nursing positions will always be vacant. (4) (a) (b) (c) FTE FTE FTE 1992-93 N/A N/A N/A 1993-94 121.4 54.6 N/A 1994-95 103.9 54 N/A 1995-96 121.7 45 N/A 1996-97 125.8 44 N/A **1997-98 105.4 34.1 26.5 1998-99 106.2 31.5 26.5 1999-00 104.2 33.2 28.5 * Please note these figures represent staffing numbers at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital only. They do not include staff attached to Public Health, Community Health, Community Mental Health, school based positions, and the various nursing posts. ** In 1997/98 saw the closure of A Ward which resulted in a drop of nursing positions required. N/A These figures can not be accurately reported due to specific reports for those years not being readily available.
Answered on 18 October 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) (a) 26.7 FTE (b) 2.7 FTE (c) 3 FTE (2) (a) & (b) A working party has been set up to consider innovative ways for recruiting staff (c) Advertisements are placed in relevant publications (other than newspaper) Recruitment of specialist Allied Health positions has been extended through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. (3) Due to turnover of staff some nursing positions will always be vacant. (4) (a) (b) (c) FTE FTE FTE 1992-93 N/A N/A N/A 1993-94 121.4 54.6 N/A 1994-95 103.9 54 N/A 1995-96 121.7 45 N/A 1996-97 125.8 44 N/A **1997-98 105.4 34.1 26.5 1998-99 106.2 31.5 26.5 1999-00 104.2 33.2 28.5 * Please note these figures represent staffing numbers at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital only. They do not include staff attached to Public Health, Community Health, Community Mental Health, school based positions, and the various nursing posts. ** In 1997/98 saw the closure of A Ward which resulted in a drop of nursing positions required. N/A These figures can not be accurately reported due to specific reports for those years not being readily available.
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