This WA parliamentary question seeks data on misconduct claims within the Department of Health over three financial years (2008-2011), including the number of claims lodged, sustained, not sustained, and those with incomplete or unknown outcomes. The response provides a breakdown of these figures for each year, differentiating between misconduct reportable to the Corruption and Crime Commission and other disciplinary matters.

AnsweredQoN 6601Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 November 2011
Portfolio
Health

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Can the Minister please provide details of the number of misconduct claims lodged in the Department of Health, and the outcome of the claims in:
(a) 2008-09;
(b) 2009-10; and
(c) 2010-11?

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Answered
30 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
29 days
(a) 2008-09
A total of 586 misconduct claims have been lodged within the Department of Health, of those:
348 were sustained
211 were not sustained
27 have not been completed or where the outcome is not known
(b) 2009-10
A total of 589 misconduct claims have been lodged within the Department of Health, of those:
322 were sustained
229 were not sustained
38 have not been completed or where the outcome is not known
(c) 2010-11
A total of 530 misconduct claims have been lodged within the Department of Health, of those:
250 were sustained
151 were not sustained
129 have not been completed or where the outcome is not known
Note: Misconduct in the Department of Health is addressed within two primary categories:
Category 1 which is misconduct reportable to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
Category 2 which is misconduct of a disciplinary nature not reportable to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
The above figures contain both types.
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