This parliamentary question seeks detailed data on the length of stay for mental health patients in Western Australian hospital emergency departments and observation wards over the past year, broken down by specific time intervals. The answer refers to tabled papers, indicating the data is available but not directly provided in the response.

AnsweredQoN 5167Legislative Council
Asked
6 March 2012
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

By hospital, over the past 12 months, how many people with a mental health diagnosis have been patients in the emergency department, or the observation ward in the emergency department, for the following length of time -
(a) one to two days;
(b) two to three days;
(c) three to four days;
(d) four to five days;
(e) five to six days;
(f) six to seven days;
(g) seven to eight days;
(h) eight to nine days;
(i) nine to ten days; and
(j) more than ten days?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
57 days
(a-j) Please see tabled papers [......]
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