❓ Hon Donna Faragher asked about median wait times for primary school children accessing speech pathology, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy through metropolitan Child Development Services. The Minister provided the median wait times for April-June 2021.
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I refer to metropolitan child development services: Will the Minister advise the current median wait times for children in the primary years of schooling to access the following services: (a) speech pathology; (b) occupational therapy; and (c) physiotherapy?
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Answered
12 October 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
I am advised:
For the quarter April-June 2021 the median waiting times for the metropolitan Child Development Service for children in the primary years of schooling (3.5 years – 12.5 years) were:
(a) Speech pathology – 8.7 months
(b) Occupational therapy – 7.8 months
(c) Physiotherapy – 9.0 months
For the quarter April-June 2021 the median waiting times for the metropolitan Child Development Service for children in the primary years of schooling (3.5 years – 12.5 years) were:
(a) Speech pathology – 8.7 months
(b) Occupational therapy – 7.8 months
(c) Physiotherapy – 9.0 months
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