❓ A parliamentary question investigates the circumstances surrounding Dr. Michelle Larose's departure from Bentley Health Service's ADHD team, including the impact on patient numbers and the support offered upon her return from maternity leave.
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(1) Was the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established at the Bentley Health Service by child psychiatrist Dr Michelle Larose described by the Education and Health Standing Committee as the model for future ADHD treatment? (2) Why did the number of families treated each year drop from approximately 50 to approximately 10 when Dr Larose went on maternity leave? (3) Why was Dr Larose’s position at Bentley not available when she returned from maternity leave? (4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(2) Why did the number of families treated each year drop from approximately 50 to approximately 10 when Dr Larose went on maternity leave? (3) Why was Dr Larose’s position at Bentley not available when she returned from maternity leave? (4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(3) Why was Dr Larose’s position at Bentley not available when she returned from maternity leave? (4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(2) Why did the number of families treated each year drop from approximately 50 to approximately 10 when Dr Larose went on maternity leave? (3) Why was Dr Larose’s position at Bentley not available when she returned from maternity leave? (4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(3) Why was Dr Larose’s position at Bentley not available when she returned from maternity leave? (4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(4) How is this consistent with the government’s purported support for maternity leave? (5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(5) What was the exact nature of the alternative work offered to Dr Larose elsewhere in the department, and how did this compare with the very important work she was doing at Bentley? (6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(6) Is it true that Dr Larose has returned to Canada to seek employment there? (7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(7) Will the minister table Dr Larose’s letter of resignation? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that the answer provided is dated Tuesday, 29 March. (1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(1) The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team established by the Bentley Family Clinic was in response to a perceived need. Dr Larose was one member of a multidisciplinary team that assessed these complex cases. Ms Amanda Styles and Dr Larose presented the model of care to the Education and Health Standing Committee, which highly commended the model. (2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(2) The caseload of the ADHD team in January 2005 was 25 clients, which compared with 40 clients in January 2004. This decrease in families seen was as a result of a change from an assessment only model to a case management model in which ongoing comprehensive management by the multidisciplinary team was made available to the families. Dr Larose was employed as an overseas-trained psychiatrist. Her temporary medical practitioner visa was successfully extended to 30 June 2004, at which time it expired. Dr Larose had informed Bentley Health Service that she had applied for a student visa to pursue her studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also made an application to Swan Child and Adolescent Health Service, and was successful in obtaining sessional work there, but did not take up this position. Dr Larose’s work in the ADHD team was redistributed to another psychiatrist within the Bentley Family Clinic. (3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(3)-(4) Maternity leave was given in accordance with government policy until the expiry of the contract. (5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(5) Both Swan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the North Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offered employment to Dr Larose in the very important areas of child and family assessment of psychiatric morbidity. (6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(6) Dr Larose left for Canada in mid-January 2005. (7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
(7) Dr Larose’s contract expired on 30 June 2004. There was no letter of resignation.
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