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❓ Provides data on mental health presentations and transfers at regional hospitals (Margaret River, Warren Blackwood, Busselton) for 2024-2025, and recruitment status of Psychiatric Liaison Nurses. MHETS is available to all district hospitals.

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Asked

11 March 2026

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Hon Simon Ehrenfeld

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I refer to mental health presentations at regional hospitals, and I ask: (a) how many mental health presentations were there, to the Margaret River Hospital, Warren Blackwood Hospitals, and Busselton Health Campus in the years 2024 and 2025; (b) for each hospital, how many of these patients were transferred to Bunbury Regional Hospital; and (c) for each hospital, what is the current status of recruitment for a Psychiatric Liaison Nursing position?

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Answered

14 April 2026

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

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4 days

(a)
Hospital
2024
2025
Margaret River Hospital
428
487
Warren Hospital
230
238
Busselton Hospital
1330
1318
(b)
Hospital
2024
2025
Margaret River Hospital
25
26
Warren Hospital
17
20
Busselton Hospital
75
88
(c) The Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service (MHETS) is available to all district hospitals. Warren Blackwood is currently recruiting to a Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (PLN).

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