❓ WA parliamentary question regarding doctor staffing levels, resignations, recruitment, leave accruals, and doctor-to-population ratios in the WA public health system as of 2007. The answer provides data on these metrics, including an increase in doctor headcount and details on new hires and leave balances.
AnsweredQoN 3254Legislative Assembly
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(2) What number of doctors’ positions are required, but remain unfilled, in the Western
Australian public health system at 31 December 2007?
(3) How many doctors have resigned, retired or were terminated from the Western Australian public health system in 2007?
(4) How many doctors were recruited into the Western Australian public health system in 2007, and what percentage has been filled by new graduates or overseas-trained practitioners?
(5) What is the ratio of doctors to population in Western Australian public hospitals at 31 December 2007 and how does this compare to other Australian states and territories?
(6) How many accrued annual leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
(7) How many accrued long service leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
(8) How many accrued sick leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
Australian public health system at 31 December 2007?
(3) How many doctors have resigned, retired or were terminated from the Western Australian public health system in 2007?
(4) How many doctors were recruited into the Western Australian public health system in 2007, and what percentage has been filled by new graduates or overseas-trained practitioners?
(5) What is the ratio of doctors to population in Western Australian public hospitals at 31 December 2007 and how does this compare to other Australian states and territories?
(6) How many accrued annual leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
(7) How many accrued long service leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
(8) How many accrued sick leave hours for doctors employed in the Western Australian public health system exist at 31 December 2007?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(1 - 8)
As at 31 December 2007 there were:
· 3,227 Doctors (head count), representing an increase of 240 from December 2006; and,
· 370,058 accrued annual leave hours and 567,759 accrued long service leave hours for Doctors.
There were 98.6 (3%) unfilled Doctors positions for the month of December 2007 from a total of 3,227 doctors in the public sector.
As at 21 April 2008 there were 671,158 accrued sick leave hours for Doctors.
During 2007 there were:
· 195 resignations, retirements and terminations of Doctors; and,
· 600 new starts, comprised of 159 (26.5%) interns and 290 (48.3%) overseas trained doctors.
WA Health does not use ratios to prescribe the number of medical practitioners required to deliver services. Medical practitioner numbers are influenced by the particular specialisation, acuity and complexity of the patient mix, the levels of supervision and support required for medical practitioners in training.
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As at 31 December 2007 there were:
· 3,227 Doctors (head count), representing an increase of 240 from December 2006; and,
· 370,058 accrued annual leave hours and 567,759 accrued long service leave hours for Doctors.
There were 98.6 (3%) unfilled Doctors positions for the month of December 2007 from a total of 3,227 doctors in the public sector.
As at 21 April 2008 there were 671,158 accrued sick leave hours for Doctors.
During 2007 there were:
· 195 resignations, retirements and terminations of Doctors; and,
· 600 new starts, comprised of 159 (26.5%) interns and 290 (48.3%) overseas trained doctors.
WA Health does not use ratios to prescribe the number of medical practitioners required to deliver services. Medical practitioner numbers are influenced by the particular specialisation, acuity and complexity of the patient mix, the levels of supervision and support required for medical practitioners in training.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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