❓ Hon Barbara Scott asks whether all four-year-old children in WA are screened for basic health, speech, eyesight and hearing. Hon Sue Ellery responds that checks are offered at 3.5 years and at school entry, but doesn't confirm universal screening at age four.
AnsweredQoN 1140Legislative Council
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CHILD HEALTH CHECKS 1140. Hon BARBARA SCOTT to the minister representing the Minister for Health: Do community or child health nurses currently screen every four-year-old child in Western Australia for their basic health check, including speech, eyesight and hearing tests; and, if not, why not? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
CHILD HEALTH CHECKS
Do community or child health nurses currently screen every four-year-old child in Western Australia for their basic health check, including speech, eyesight and hearing tests; and, if not, why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
CHILD HEALTH CHECKS
Do community or child health nurses currently screen every four-year-old child in Western Australia for their basic health check, including speech, eyesight and hearing tests; and, if not, why not? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Community health nurses offer all families the opportunity for their children to access a developmental check at three and a half years, which includes vision, hearing and language assessments. Children are also offered an assessment at school entry.
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