❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of medical graduates from WA and overseas employed in the public health system between 2008 and 2013, and their retention rates. The response highlights data limitations in tracking doctor employment.
AnsweredQoN 390Legislative Assembly
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(1) What are the numbers of doctors graduating from West Australian institutions in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013? (2) What are the numbers of West Australian graduate doctors that were newly employed in the public health system in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and which hospitals were they employed at (please give numbers for both full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount)? (3) What are the numbers of doctors educated overseas that were employed in the public health system in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, and at which hospitals they were employed at (FTE and headcount)? (4) Of the above graduate doctor employees, how many were still employed in the Western Australian public health system after: (a) two years; and (b) four years?
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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
51 days
(1) Number of doctors graduating from WA Universities
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
230
279
295
289
278
311
(2) Number of accepted offers for internship per year by WA Graduate (headcount). Note all intern positions are 1 FTE.
Internship year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Fremantle Hospital
32
33
46
60
71
86
Royal Perth Hospital
29
41
89
80
91
83
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
43
50
63
85
92
81
TOTAL
104
124
198
225
254
250
(3) Numbers of doctors educated overseas that were employed in the public health system.
Intern data
; in 2013, WA Public hospitals employed four graduates from international medical schools (two to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and two to Royal Perth Hospital). There is no data on graduates from previous years.
Data on other doctors in WA Hospitals is not stored on WA Health's corporate HR data warehouse and is therefore unavailable.
(4) It is not possible to provide this data. To date, the Department of Health has not tracked the employment of individual doctors. For the first time in 2013, graduates of all Medical Schools across Australia have been provided with a unique number; which will enable tracking.
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
230
279
295
289
278
311
(2) Number of accepted offers for internship per year by WA Graduate (headcount). Note all intern positions are 1 FTE.
Internship year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Fremantle Hospital
32
33
46
60
71
86
Royal Perth Hospital
29
41
89
80
91
83
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
43
50
63
85
92
81
TOTAL
104
124
198
225
254
250
(3) Numbers of doctors educated overseas that were employed in the public health system.
Intern data
; in 2013, WA Public hospitals employed four graduates from international medical schools (two to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and two to Royal Perth Hospital). There is no data on graduates from previous years.
Data on other doctors in WA Hospitals is not stored on WA Health's corporate HR data warehouse and is therefore unavailable.
(4) It is not possible to provide this data. To date, the Department of Health has not tracked the employment of individual doctors. For the first time in 2013, graduates of all Medical Schools across Australia have been provided with a unique number; which will enable tracking.
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