❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about the number of FTE school health nurses required to meet current demand within the Child and Adolescent Health Service and the WA Country Health Service. The Minister's response outlines a partnership-based delivery model and allocation based on school enrolments, health priorities and community needs, without providing specific FTE numbers.
AnsweredQoN 748Legislative Council
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SCHOOL HEALTH NURSES
748. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to school health nurses
employed by the Department of Health.
How many school health nurses, by
FTE, have been identified as being required to meet current demand for these
services in —
(a) the Child and Adolescent Health
Service; and
(b) the WA Country Health Service?
748. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to school health nurses
employed by the Department of Health.
How many school health nurses, by
FTE, have been identified as being required to meet current demand for these
services in —
(a) the Child and Adolescent Health
Service; and
(b) the WA Country Health Service?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of her question.
The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Health.
(a)–(b) Current
school health services are being delivered on a partnership basis between the
Department of Education, the Child and
Adolescent Health Service, and the WA Country Health Service. School health nursing
FTE is allocated based on school enrolments, priority health issues and needs
of a school community.
some notice of her question.
The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Health.
(a)–(b) Current
school health services are being delivered on a partnership basis between the
Department of Education, the Child and
Adolescent Health Service, and the WA Country Health Service. School health nursing
FTE is allocated based on school enrolments, priority health issues and needs
of a school community.
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