❓ Question regarding the discharge practices and patient statistics of the new Mental Health Unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, specifically concerning the use of backpacker hostels for discharged patients and the number of non-voluntary admissions.
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I refer to the new Mental Health Unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and I ask: (a) how many patients have been discharged to backpacker hostels, or similar short stay accommodation, since the facility opened; (b) what was the value of funding expended to provide accommodation for discharged patients to backpacker hostels or short stay accommodation since opening; (c) how many days accommodation did the funding amount in (b) equate to; and (d) since the opening of the unit, can the Minister advise: (i) how many non-voluntary patients have been admitted; (ii) what is the total number of patients that have been admitted; and (iii) what is the total number of bed days that patients have been admitted?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
76 days
The following response refers only to inpatients of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Mental Health Unit (MHU) and is current as of 2 March 2016:
(a) Three (3) patients. Note, the decision for discharge was made as part of a structured discharge plan in each case.
(b) $490 in total.
(c) Seven (7) nights of accommodation in total.
(d)
(i) 119 non-voluntary patients;
(ii) 168 admitted patients; and
(iii) 4629 bed days.
(a) Three (3) patients. Note, the decision for discharge was made as part of a structured discharge plan in each case.
(b) $490 in total.
(c) Seven (7) nights of accommodation in total.
(d)
(i) 119 non-voluntary patients;
(ii) 168 admitted patients; and
(iii) 4629 bed days.
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