❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Health Minister regarding the Fremantle Pain Management Clinic's transition to Fiona Stanley Hospital, focusing on staffing, budget, and program continuity. The Minister's response provides details on staff transitions, budget allocations, and program continuation.
AnsweredQoN 2273Legislative Council
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I refer to the Fremantle Pain Management Clinic and its transition to Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH), and I ask: (a) can the Minister confirm that only seven of the 13 existing staff will retain their jobs in the new clinic, even though all re-applied for their positions; (b) what was the total number of employees and full time equivalent (FTE) allocation at the Fremantle Clinic as at 1 July 2014, compared with the total number of employees and FTE allocation proposed for the Pain Management Clinic for FSH; (c) what is the current annual operating budget for the Fremantle Pain Clinic in 2014-2015, and will the Minister for Health guarantee no reduction in its operating budget when it moves to FSH; and (d) will the Minister guarantee the continuation of the internationally recognised Self-Training Educative Pain Sessions and Pain Understanding and Management programs when the clinic moves to Fiona Stanley?
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Answered
17 February 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
76 days
(a) As at 1 July 2014, 11 staff held positions with the Fremantle Hospital and Health Service (FHHS) Pain Management Clinic. Of those 11, four are transitioning to the Pain Medicine Service at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).
Not all staff from the FHHS clinic applied for positions at FSH. All five clinical staff from the FHHS clinic, who held substantive appointments or five-year contracts at FHHS, accepted positions at FSH via the preference registration process. However, of these, two pain medicine consultants and a physiotherapist have subsequently resigned from WA Health. The four non-clinical staff plus the two clinical staff who were on temporary fixed-term contracts (i.e. locums) or secondments at FHHS were not eligible to be offered positions via the preference registration process. They were however, eligible to apply for vacancies at FSH through the normal recruiting. Of these, two have applied and been appointed to positions at FSH. The remaining four did not apply for positions at FSH.
(b)
Professions/positions
FHHS number employees
FHHS FTE
FSH number employees
FSH FTE
Doctors
3
1.25
Recruitment currently
underway
1.6
Allied Health
4
2
4
2.1
Administration
4
2.34
3
2
(c) The 2014/15 total budget for the service is split across FHHS and FSH due to the relocation of the service in February 2015 as part of Phase 3 opening. The FHHS component of the 2014/15 budget is $497,169. The FSH component for 2014/15 includes the salary budget (~$398,000) plus the goods and services budget which is held centrally at FSH.
The 2015/16 total budget is yet to be determined. The budget will be set as part of the SMHS 2015/2016 budget process and will be consistent with the level of activity that the unit is required to provide.
(d) FSH will operate both a Self-Training Educative Pain Program (STEPS) and Pain Understanding and Management Program (PUMP) when the service becomes operational in February 2015.
Not all staff from the FHHS clinic applied for positions at FSH. All five clinical staff from the FHHS clinic, who held substantive appointments or five-year contracts at FHHS, accepted positions at FSH via the preference registration process. However, of these, two pain medicine consultants and a physiotherapist have subsequently resigned from WA Health. The four non-clinical staff plus the two clinical staff who were on temporary fixed-term contracts (i.e. locums) or secondments at FHHS were not eligible to be offered positions via the preference registration process. They were however, eligible to apply for vacancies at FSH through the normal recruiting. Of these, two have applied and been appointed to positions at FSH. The remaining four did not apply for positions at FSH.
(b)
Professions/positions
FHHS number employees
FHHS FTE
FSH number employees
FSH FTE
Doctors
3
1.25
Recruitment currently
underway
1.6
Allied Health
4
2
4
2.1
Administration
4
2.34
3
2
(c) The 2014/15 total budget for the service is split across FHHS and FSH due to the relocation of the service in February 2015 as part of Phase 3 opening. The FHHS component of the 2014/15 budget is $497,169. The FSH component for 2014/15 includes the salary budget (~$398,000) plus the goods and services budget which is held centrally at FSH.
The 2015/16 total budget is yet to be determined. The budget will be set as part of the SMHS 2015/2016 budget process and will be consistent with the level of activity that the unit is required to provide.
(d) FSH will operate both a Self-Training Educative Pain Program (STEPS) and Pain Understanding and Management Program (PUMP) when the service becomes operational in February 2015.
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