❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the procedure for discharging mental health patients from Graylands Hospital, specifically regarding accommodation standards and duration. The Minister responds that clinical teams assess patient needs, but the procedure hasn't been evaluated.
AnsweredQoN 339Legislative Council
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GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT DISCHARGE 339. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the Minister for Health: In relation to accommodation for mental health patients upon discharge from Graylands Hospital, I ask — (1) What procedure does Graylands Hospital follow to ensure that patients are discharged to accommodation of — (a) a standard considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient; and (b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient? (2) Has this procedure been evaluated; and, if so, how? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT DISCHARGE
In relation to accommodation for mental health patients upon discharge from Graylands Hospital, I ask — (1) What procedure does Graylands Hospital follow to ensure that patients are discharged to accommodation of — (a) a standard considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient; and (b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient? (2) Has this procedure been evaluated; and, if so, how? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(1) What procedure does Graylands Hospital follow to ensure that patients are discharged to accommodation of — (a) a standard considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient; and (b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient? (2) Has this procedure been evaluated; and, if so, how? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(2) No.
GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT DISCHARGE
In relation to accommodation for mental health patients upon discharge from Graylands Hospital, I ask — (1) What procedure does Graylands Hospital follow to ensure that patients are discharged to accommodation of — (a) a standard considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient; and (b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient? (2) Has this procedure been evaluated; and, if so, how? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(1) What procedure does Graylands Hospital follow to ensure that patients are discharged to accommodation of — (a) a standard considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient; and (b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient? (2) Has this procedure been evaluated; and, if so, how? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(b) a duration considered by Graylands Hospital to be appropriate for the patient?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(1) Graylands Hospital clinical teams conduct a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s needs when considering the placement into accommodation. This assessment considers risk factors, patient support and the patient’s capability. For longer term accommodation, patients will be accompanied by a welfare officer to visit the prospective accommodation. (2) No.
(2) No.
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