❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the number of public schools with school nurses, their employer, and any surrounding schools they serve. The answer identifies the Department of Health as the employer and notes flexibility for nurses to work with nearby primary schools.
AnsweredQoN 6039Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many public schools have a school nurse located at the school and what are the names of those schools?
(2) For each of the schools listed at (1):
(a) by which Government agency is the school nurse employed; and
(i) if this agency is not the Department of Education, under what arrangement or contract is the nurse engaged; and
(b) what surrounding schools, if any, does the school nurse serve?
(2) For each of the schools listed at (1):
(a) by which Government agency is the school nurse employed; and
(i) if this agency is not the Department of Education, under what arrangement or contract is the nurse engaged; and
(b) what surrounding schools, if any, does the school nurse serve?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
49 days
(1) A school nurse is located full or part time in the following public schools [see tabled paper no].
(2)(a) School nurses are employed by the Department of Health.
(2)(a)(i) The Agreement is:
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Enrolled Mental Health Nurses - Australian Nursing Foundation - WA Health Industrial Agreement 2010.
(b) There is flexibility for school nurses in metropolitan secondary schools to occasionally work with surrounding primary schools on specific projects. Such arrangements are made at the local level.
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(2)(a) School nurses are employed by the Department of Health.
(2)(a)(i) The Agreement is:
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Enrolled Mental Health Nurses - Australian Nursing Foundation - WA Health Industrial Agreement 2010.
(b) There is flexibility for school nurses in metropolitan secondary schools to occasionally work with surrounding primary schools on specific projects. Such arrangements are made at the local level.
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