❓ Hon Linda Savage asks about the average age of Community Child Health and School Health Nurses in metropolitan and regional WA. The response provides specific data for metropolitan areas and a combined average for regional areas due to the 'generalist' nature of nursing roles in those regions.
AnsweredQoN 4322Legislative Council
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(1) What is the average age of Community Child Health Nurses in the metropolitan area?
(2) What is the average age of Community Child Health Nurses in regional Western Australia?
(3) What is the average age of School Health Nurses in the metropolitan area?
(4) What is the average age of School Health Nurses in regional Western Australia?
(2) What is the average age of Community Child Health Nurses in regional Western Australia?
(3) What is the average age of School Health Nurses in the metropolitan area?
(4) What is the average age of School Health Nurses in regional Western Australia?
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Answered
9 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
47 days
(1) 49.5 years.
(2) Community based nurses employed by WA Country Health Service (WACHS) are best described as 'generalists' who work across the child and school health continuum. This is because most regions need to provide services to a population that is spread over a vast geographical area where there is inadequate critical mass to warrant employing nurses exclusively for child health or school health. WACHS is therefore unable to provide separated, average ages for Child Health Nurses and School Health Nurses.
The average age for a WACHS 'generalist' Child and School Health Nurse is 48.5 years.
(3) 50.4 years.
(4) See question (2).
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(2) Community based nurses employed by WA Country Health Service (WACHS) are best described as 'generalists' who work across the child and school health continuum. This is because most regions need to provide services to a population that is spread over a vast geographical area where there is inadequate critical mass to warrant employing nurses exclusively for child health or school health. WACHS is therefore unable to provide separated, average ages for Child Health Nurses and School Health Nurses.
The average age for a WACHS 'generalist' Child and School Health Nurse is 48.5 years.
(3) 50.4 years.
(4) See question (2).
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