❓ Hon. Linda Savage's QoN addresses community child health services in WA, focusing on promotional activities and performance targets following a $58.5 million investment. The response details targets for health checks and promotional strategies, particularly in Pilbara towns for new residents.
AnsweredQoN 5911Legislative Council
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(2)(a) Yes. A range of promotional activities are in place across WA. Additional and strengthened promotion will also occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services. (b) Not applicable. (c) In addition to the existing promotional material such as the All about me! Personal health record (Purple Book) and reminders provided by community child health nurses to families, some local and regional promotional strategies have been developed where there are groups of families who may be new to WA. In the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, 'welcome to town' evenings are held specifically with the aim of promoting the child health checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia. Broader promotion of community child health services will occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services. Services are actively promoted in 'welcome to town' evenings in the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, specifically with the aim of promoting the checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia. (d) Not applicable. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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Answered
11 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(1)(a) The key performance targets set and agreed on are detailed in the table below. In the 2012 State Budget $58.5 million was allocated for community child health services over 4 years. This additional funding will substantially strengthen the capacity of the Department of Health and funded non-government services to provide child health services including the offer to families of 6 contacts with a community child health nurse from birth to 3 years of age. Non-government services will need to be contracted to provide services and full impact of the additional funding will be realised progressively over the 4 years. Key performance targets to 31 July 2013 are:
Service/ indicator
Current rate metro %
Current rate country %
Target (July 2013) %
0-10 day old health check
46
50
65
6-8 week health check
94
70
95
3-4 month check
80
65
85
8 month old health check
60
65
70
18 month old health check
30
30
50
3 year old health check
9
20
30
(b) $40.5 million of the additional allocation has been allocated for service provision through non-government agencies. New reporting frameworks are required to take account of this new service delivery strategy and these have not yet been developed. Existing Department of Health management and reporting process will be used for directly provided services but in time these will need to be integrated with the yet to be developed non-government reporting frameworks.
(2)(a) Yes. A range of promotional activities are in place across WA. Additional and strengthened promotion will also occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) In addition to the existing promotional material such as the
All about me! Personal health record
(Purple Book) and reminders provided by community child health nurses to families, some local and regional promotional strategies have been developed where there are groups of families who may be new to WA. In the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, 'welcome to town' evenings are held specifically with the aim of promoting the child health checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia. Broader promotion of community child health services will occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services.
Services are actively promoted in 'welcome to town' evenings in the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, specifically with the aim of promoting the checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia.
(d) Not applicable.
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Service/ indicator
Current rate metro %
Current rate country %
Target (July 2013) %
0-10 day old health check
46
50
65
6-8 week health check
94
70
95
3-4 month check
80
65
85
8 month old health check
60
65
70
18 month old health check
30
30
50
3 year old health check
9
20
30
(b) $40.5 million of the additional allocation has been allocated for service provision through non-government agencies. New reporting frameworks are required to take account of this new service delivery strategy and these have not yet been developed. Existing Department of Health management and reporting process will be used for directly provided services but in time these will need to be integrated with the yet to be developed non-government reporting frameworks.
(2)(a) Yes. A range of promotional activities are in place across WA. Additional and strengthened promotion will also occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) In addition to the existing promotional material such as the
All about me! Personal health record
(Purple Book) and reminders provided by community child health nurses to families, some local and regional promotional strategies have been developed where there are groups of families who may be new to WA. In the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, 'welcome to town' evenings are held specifically with the aim of promoting the child health checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia. Broader promotion of community child health services will occur as part of the implementation of the $58.5 million dollar investment in Community Child Health Services.
Services are actively promoted in 'welcome to town' evenings in the Pilbara towns of Port Hedland, Karratha and Newman, specifically with the aim of promoting the checks to parents of children not born in Western Australia.
(d) Not applicable.
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