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❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of clinical staff employed by the metropolitan Child Development Service, by profession, headcount, and FTE. The response provides the requested data, offering transparency into staffing levels.

AnsweredQoN 542Legislative Council

Asked

17 February 2022

Member

Hon Donna Faragher

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Will the Minister provide a breakdown, by headcount and FTE, of the number of clinicians currently employed by the metropolitan Child Development Service to provide assessment, early intervention and treatment services to children in the following categories: (a) speech pathologists; (b) occupational therapists; (c) physiotherapists; (d) social workers; (e) clinical psychologists; (f) paediatricians; (g) therapy assistants; (h) audiologists; (i) nurses; (j) dieticians; (k) podiatrists; and (l) any other clinicians not listed in (a) to (k)?

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Answered

17 March 2022

Responded by

Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health

Response time

6 days

Discipline
FTE
Headcount
(a)
Speech Pathology
75.7
100
(b)
Occupational Therapy
28.5
43
(c)
Physiotherapy
16.4
25
(d)
Social Work
15.0
22
(e)
Clinical Psychology
17.2
28
(f)
Paediatrics
22.1
47
(g)
Allied Health Assistant
6.4
9
(h)
Audiology
4.3
7
(i)
Nurse
9.4
12
(j)
Dietetics
0.2
1
(k)
Podiatry
0.3
1
(l) Not applicable.

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