❓ Question on Notice regarding bed to population ratio in WA public hospitals and contracted private sector beds. The response provides some historical data but indicates data is unavailable for later years and that WA Health purchases services, not beds, from the private sector.
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(1) Will the Minister provide a list of the bed to population ratio for the following years: (a) 2013-14; (b) 2014-15; (c) 2015-16; (d) 2016-17; (e) 2017-18; (f) 2018-19; (g) 2019-20; and (h) 2020-21? (2) Does the Department of Health keep a list of the number of beds that are contracted to the private sector from WA Health? If not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), will the Minister provide a list of the number of beds, including service provider, for the following years: (a) 2013-14; (b) 2014-15; (c) 2015-16; (d) 2016-17; (e) 2017-18; (f) 2018-19; (g) 2019-20; and (h) 2020-21?
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Answered
7 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
12 days
I am advised:
(1) Average available beds per 1,000 population, public hospitals:
(a) 2013-14 - 2.17
(b) 2014-15 - 2.24
(c) 2015-16 - 2.19
(d) 2016-17 - 2.28
(e) 2017-18 - Not available.
(f) 2018-19 - Not available.
(g) 2019-20 - Not available.
(h) 2020-21 - Not available.
SOURCE: Hospital Resources, 2016-17, Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, 27 June 2018.
(2) No. The Department of Health does not keep list of bed numbers contracted to the private sector. WA Health purchases services from private sector operators and not beds.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) Average available beds per 1,000 population, public hospitals:
(a) 2013-14 - 2.17
(b) 2014-15 - 2.24
(c) 2015-16 - 2.19
(d) 2016-17 - 2.28
(e) 2017-18 - Not available.
(f) 2018-19 - Not available.
(g) 2019-20 - Not available.
(h) 2020-21 - Not available.
SOURCE: Hospital Resources, 2016-17, Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, 27 June 2018.
(2) No. The Department of Health does not keep list of bed numbers contracted to the private sector. WA Health purchases services from private sector operators and not beds.
(3) Not applicable.
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