❓ Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich asks about the number of children and young people admitted to mental health inpatient units and the government's plans to increase inpatient beds for this age group. The government provides some data but withholds specific details due to privacy concerns, and confirms plans for additional beds by 2015.
AnsweredQoN 3387Legislative Council
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(1) In each of the past three years, how many children below the age of 13 have been admitted to the Bentley young peoples’ mental health inpatient unit?
(2) What ages were each child in answer (1) above?
(3) In each of the past three years, how many children or young people below the age of 18 have been admitted to an adult mental health inpatient unit?
(4) What ages were each child or young person in answer (3) above?
(5) Are there plans does the Government have to increase the number of inpatient beds specifically for children or young people below the age of 18?
(6) If yes to (5), please provide details about where and when these additional beds will become available?
(2) What ages were each child in answer (1) above?
(3) In each of the past three years, how many children or young people below the age of 18 have been admitted to an adult mental health inpatient unit?
(4) What ages were each child or young person in answer (3) above?
(5) Are there plans does the Government have to increase the number of inpatient beds specifically for children or young people below the age of 18?
(6) If yes to (5), please provide details about where and when these additional beds will become available?
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Answered
23 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
2007/08: 45 2008/09: 57 2009/10: 50 (4) Age 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 14 years < 5 < 5 0 15 years 5 8 < 5 16 years 7 11 9 17 years 32 34 37 The release of patient data held within the Data Integrity Directorate of the Performance Activity & Quality Division must be released in accordance to the 'Protocol for Release of Information' endorsed by executive on 12 January 2010. Health information is considered identifiable when it either directly identifies an individual or has the potential to indirectly identify an individual based on a combination of identifiers or based on small cell sizes. A cell size is considered small if the result in a statistical table shows a value that is less then 5. For data to be considered non-identifiable there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to re-identify an individual patient when used in combination with other details held by the requestor or those who will view the information. It is the belief of the Mental Health Data Collection custodian that patient confidentiality can not be guaranteed with the release of inpatient data containing small cells sizes. 5. Yes. 6. An additional 6 inpatient beds will become available for the State by 2015 and will be located at the New Children's Hospital. 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 http://www.rtlib.com
Health information is considered identifiable when it either directly identifies an individual or has the potential to indirectly identify an individual based on a combination of identifiers or based on small cell sizes. A cell size is considered small if the result in a statistical table shows a value that is less then 5. For data to be considered non-identifiable there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to re-identify an individual patient when used in combination with other details held by the requestor or those who will view the information. It is the belief of the Mental Health Data Collection custodian that patient confidentiality can not be guaranteed with the release of inpatient data containing small cells sizes. 5. Yes. 6. An additional 6 inpatient beds will become available for the State by 2015 and will be located at the New Children's Hospital. 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 http://www.rtlib.com
Health information is considered identifiable when it either directly identifies an individual or has the potential to indirectly identify an individual based on a combination of identifiers or based on small cell sizes. A cell size is considered small if the result in a statistical table shows a value that is less then 5. For data to be considered non-identifiable there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to re-identify an individual patient when used in combination with other details held by the requestor or those who will view the information. It is the belief of the Mental Health Data Collection custodian that patient confidentiality can not be guaranteed with the release of inpatient data containing small cells sizes. 5. Yes. 6. An additional 6 inpatient beds will become available for the State by 2015 and will be located at the New Children's Hospital. 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 http://www.rtlib.com
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