❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on mental health-related emergency department presentations in WA public hospitals from March to September 2020. The response provides the requested figures, with a caveat about diagnosis.
AnsweredQoN 3258Legislative Council
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How many emergency department presentations for mental illness have there been at public hospitals in Western Australia, in each of the following months: (a) March 2020; (b) April 2020; (c) May 2020; (d) June 2020; (e) July 2020; (f) August 2020; and (g) September 2020?
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Answered
5 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
Emergency department attendances for mental health related conditions at public hospitals in WA
Month
WA Health
(a) March 2020
5,223
(b) April 2020
4,232
(c) May 2020
4,966
(d) June 2020
5,073
(e) July 2020
5,345
(f) August 2020
5,413
(g) September 2020
5,349
The above figures relate to mental health attendances and do not definitively indicate or translate to a diagnosis of a mental health illness.
Emergency department attendances for mental health related conditions at public hospitals in WA
Month
WA Health
(a) March 2020
5,223
(b) April 2020
4,232
(c) May 2020
4,966
(d) June 2020
5,073
(e) July 2020
5,345
(f) August 2020
5,413
(g) September 2020
5,349
The above figures relate to mental health attendances and do not definitively indicate or translate to a diagnosis of a mental health illness.
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