❓ Ms Davies asks about staffing levels and regional distribution across the Minister for Health's departments and agencies from 2017-2020. The response provides FTE numbers for various agencies, with detailed regional staffing information for the Department of Health tabled separately.
AnsweredQoN 6133Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) For the date 13 March 2017, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (2) For the date 13 March 2018, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (3) For the date 13 March 2019, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (4) For the date 13 March 2020, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office?
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (2) For the date 13 March 2018, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (3) For the date 13 March 2019, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office? (4) For the date 13 March 2020, please provide the following staffing arrangements with regard to each of the Minister’s departments and agencies: (a) Total number of staff in the department or agency; (b) Total number of staff who were based regionally per department or agency; (c) Position title of each staff member based regionally; (d) Employment level of each staff member based regionally; (e) Full time equivalent hours of each staff member
based regionally; and (f) For each regionally based employee, please
provide the geographic location of the office?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 June 2020
Response time
11 days
Department of Health and health service providers advise:
(1) (a) 35,549.2 FTE
(b) 7,148 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(2) (a) 36,411.5 FTE
(b) 7,227 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(3) (a) 37,025.2 FTE
(b) 7,467 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(4) (a) 37,960.1 FTE
(b) 7,669 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
Mental Health Commission advises:
Outlined below are the full time equivalent number of employees for the Mental Health Commission and the three independent bodies for which the Mental Health Commission is the employing authority.
(1)(a) As at 13 March 2017:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
275.8
Mental Health Advocacy Service
4.8 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
6.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
10.9
(1)(b) Nil
(1)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) As at 13 March 2018:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
260.1
Mental Health Advocacy Service
5.9 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
7.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
15.9
(2)(b) Nil
(2)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) As at 13 March 2019:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
269.2
Mental Health Advocacy Service
3.6 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
6.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
17.2
(3)(b) Nil
(3)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) As at 13 March 2020:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
256.2
Mental Health Advocacy Service
7 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
7.7 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
13.6
4(b) Nil
4(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(1)(a) 15.6
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable
(2)(a) 13.9
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) 15.0
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) 19.2
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
(1)(a) 19
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) 19
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) Nil (all staff transferred to Lotterywest from January 2019)
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a)-(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(1)(a) 56.78
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) 57.27
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) 58.72
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) 50.11
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(1) (a) 35,549.2 FTE
(b) 7,148 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(2) (a) 36,411.5 FTE
(b) 7,227 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(3) (a) 37,025.2 FTE
(b) 7,467 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
(4) (a) 37,960.1 FTE
(b) 7,669 FTE
(c)-(f) See tabled paper no.
Mental Health Commission advises:
Outlined below are the full time equivalent number of employees for the Mental Health Commission and the three independent bodies for which the Mental Health Commission is the employing authority.
(1)(a) As at 13 March 2017:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
275.8
Mental Health Advocacy Service
4.8 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
6.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
10.9
(1)(b) Nil
(1)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) As at 13 March 2018:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
260.1
Mental Health Advocacy Service
5.9 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
7.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
15.9
(2)(b) Nil
(2)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) As at 13 March 2019:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
269.2
Mental Health Advocacy Service
3.6 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
6.8 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
17.2
(3)(b) Nil
(3)(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) As at 13 March 2020:
Agency
Number of Staff (FTE)
Mental Health Commission
256.2
Mental Health Advocacy Service
7 plus mental health advocates working differing hours as contractors for service
Mental Health Tribunal
7.7 plus sessional members working differing hours appointed by the Minister
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist
13.6
4(b) Nil
4(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(1)(a) 15.6
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable
(2)(a) 13.9
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) 15.0
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) 19.2
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
(1)(a) 19
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) 19
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) Nil (all staff transferred to Lotterywest from January 2019)
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a)-(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(1)(a) 56.78
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(2)(a) 57.27
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(3)(a) 58.72
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
(4)(a) 50.11
(b) Nil
(c)-(f) Not applicable.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.