WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the recruitment and retention of nursing graduates in the public hospital system between 2006 and 2008. The answer provides data on recruitment numbers and two-year retention for the 2006 cohort, noting data limitations for later years.

AnsweredQoN 423Legislative Council
Asked
19 March 2009
Portfolio
Health

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(2) How many graduates were recruited into the Western Australian public hospital system for, -
(a) 2006;
(b) 2007; and
(c) 2008?
(3) How many of these graduates were still in the public health system after, -
(a) two years; and
(b) four years?

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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Health
Response time
19 days
1) 775 persons graduated as nurses from universities in Western Australia in 2008.
Notes:
· Data Source: Data extracted from Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Report: Nurse Workforce Futures, May 2006. Data includes Curtin, Murdoch, Edith Cowan and Notre Dame Universities.
(2) (a) 422 graduates were recruited into the Western Australian public hospital system in 2006.
(b) 490 graduates were recruited into the Western Australian public hospital system in 2007.
(c) 609 graduates were recruited into the Western Australian public hospital system in 2008.
Notes:
· Data Source: HR Data Warehouse.
· Data on recruitment and retention to public hospital system is as at the last pay period of December for each year.
· Data Methodology: The Nursing graduate population was defined by appoints at the lowest increment i.e. 1.1, under the ANF Award - WA Health Industrial Agreement 2007.
(3) (a) Of the 422 graduates recruited in 2006 , 311 graduates were still employed 2 years later. For the 2007 and 2008 recruitment year's data is unavailable as 2 years hasn't elapsed since their commencement.
(b) 4 years retention data for graduates recruited in 2006, 2007 and 2008 is not available as 4 years hasn't elapsed since commencement of the first recruitment cohort. This will occur in 2010.
Notes:
· Data Source: HR Data Warehouse
· Data on those still employed 2 years after is only available for graduates employed in 2006. Data on those still employed 4 years after is not yet available for graduates employed since 2006.
· Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff.
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