❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about the number of school entry health assessments conducted in 2020 and the resulting referrals to metropolitan Child Development Services for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology. The Minister provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 335Legislative Council
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METROPOLITAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — REFERRALS
335. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the Child and Adolescent
Health Service's school entry health assessment, which is offered to
all children when they start school.
(1) How many assessments were conducted
in 2020?
(2) Of those
assessments referred to in (1), how many resulted in a referral to the
following services provided by the metropolitan Child Development Service —
(a) physiotherapy;
(b) occupational therapy; and
(c) speech pathology?
335. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the Child and Adolescent
Health Service's school entry health assessment, which is offered to
all children when they start school.
(1) How many assessments were conducted
in 2020?
(2) Of those
assessments referred to in (1), how many resulted in a referral to the
following services provided by the metropolitan Child Development Service —
(a) physiotherapy;
(b) occupational therapy; and
(c) speech pathology?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. Child and Adolescent Health Service's
Community Health advises the following.
(1) There were 24
894 initial school entry health assessments completed for kindy-aged students
during the 2020 school year.
(2) (a) There were 48 referrals for physiotherapy;
(b) there were 64 referrals for
occupational therapy; and
(c) there were 352 referrals for
speech pathology.
some notice of the question. Child and Adolescent Health Service's
Community Health advises the following.
(1) There were 24
894 initial school entry health assessments completed for kindy-aged students
during the 2020 school year.
(2) (a) There were 48 referrals for physiotherapy;
(b) there were 64 referrals for
occupational therapy; and
(c) there were 352 referrals for
speech pathology.
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