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❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about the number of reported staff assaults at Bunbury and Busselton Hospitals between 2013-2015, specifically within the emergency departments. The answer provides a breakdown of total assaults and those occurring in the emergency department for each hospital and year.

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Asked

5 April 2016

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Hon Adele Farina

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I refer to assaults on staff working in public hospitals, and I ask: (a) how many staff at the Bunbury Regional Hospital reported being assaulted while at work in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015; (b) of the staff identified in (a), how many were assaulted while working in the emergency department; (c) how many staff at the Busselton Hospital reported being assaulted while at work in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and (d) of the staff identified in (c), how many were assaulted while working in the emergency department?

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Answered

28 April 2016

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health

Response time

23 days

(a - b) For Bunbury Hospital:
2013
2014
2015
Total Number of assaults
10
19
26
Assaults in Emergency
4
4
3
(c - d) For Busselton Hospital:
2013
2014
2015
Total Number of assaults
1
5
3
Assaults in Emergency
0
1
1

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