❓ Mr. Zempilas inquires about Attraction and Retention Incentive (ARI) arrangements for consultant psychiatrists in WA Health for the 2025-26 financial year, seeking details on submissions, approvals, and broader measures to improve psychiatrist recruitment and retention. The response indicates a system-wide workforce strategy managed by the Department of Health.
AnsweredQoN 1713Legislative Assembly
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(1) I refer to Attraction and Retention Incentive (ARI) arrangements for psychiatrists in WA Health, and I ask for the 2025–26 financial year, has any Health Service Provider submitted an ARI or similar proposal to attract and retain consultant psychiatrists; if so: (a) which Health Service Providers lodged submissions; and (b) what incentives or measures were proposed in each submission? (2) For each ARI or similar proposal identified in (1): (a) was the submission approved in full, approved in part, or not supported; and (b) where a submission was not approved in full, what were the reasons given? (3) What measures has WA Health implemented in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 financial years to improve the attraction and retention of consultant psychiatrists, listed by Health Service Provider?
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Answered
17 March 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
9 days
(1)-(3)
The Department of Health, as System Manager, has a coordinated, system-wide workforce strategy focused on strengthening attraction and retention across all Health Service Providers, particularly in critical and hard-to-fill specialties. This approach provides a consistent framework for workforce sustainability while enabling Health Service Providers to respond to local demand and operational pressures.
The Department of Health, as System Manager, has a coordinated, system-wide workforce strategy focused on strengthening attraction and retention across all Health Service Providers, particularly in critical and hard-to-fill specialties. This approach provides a consistent framework for workforce sustainability while enabling Health Service Providers to respond to local demand and operational pressures.
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