❓ Hon Norman Moore questions the Minister for Health regarding the capacity and operation of the Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital Emergency Department, including bed availability, patient numbers, and ambulance bypass requests during peak activity.
AnsweredQoN 2344Legislative Council
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I refer the Minister to the Emergency Department at Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital, and I ask -
(1) What is the official funded permanent bed capacity of that department?
(2) How many cubicles does the department have for the assessment of emergency patients?
(3) How many emergency patients were in the following types of beds at the time of peak activity in the week ending Sunday, August 15 -
(a) permanent beds;
(b) temporary beds; and
(c) trolley beds?
(4) At the time of these peak activities, did senior hospital staff request that the Emergency Department be placed on ambulance bypass?
(5) If so, how many of these requests, and on what occasions, were these requests granted?
(1) What is the official funded permanent bed capacity of that department?
(2) How many cubicles does the department have for the assessment of emergency patients?
(3) How many emergency patients were in the following types of beds at the time of peak activity in the week ending Sunday, August 15 -
(a) permanent beds;
(b) temporary beds; and
(c) trolley beds?
(4) At the time of these peak activities, did senior hospital staff request that the Emergency Department be placed on ambulance bypass?
(5) If so, how many of these requests, and on what occasions, were these requests granted?
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Answered
29 September 2004
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Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
36 days
(b) temporary beds; and (c) trolley beds?
(c) trolley beds?
1 gynaecology room 1 eye room 1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
1 eye room 1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(5) As per (4) above.
(c) trolley beds?
1 gynaecology room 1 eye room 1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
1 eye room 1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
1 interview room (2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(2) 16 (14 cubicles, 1 gynaecology room, 1 eye room) (3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(3) (a) There are no permanent beds in the Emergency Department in winter. (b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(b) There are no temporary beds in the Emergency Department in winter, except an occasional bed is brought into the Emergency Department for a frail elderly patient waiting to be transferred to a ward. (c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(c) Peak activity in the Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Emergency Department occurs between 11.30am and 7.30pm. During these times for the week ending Sunday August 15, a "snap shot" on each of the days of this week indicates that there were an average of 7.8 patients in trolley beds who had been seen by a clinician and 6.6 patients in the waiting room or cubicles, who had been seen by a triage nurse and were now waiting to be seen by a treating clinician (ie total 14.4 patients). (4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(4) During the week ending Sunday August 15 there was one request from a member of the nursing staff to the Emergency Department Consultant on duty. The Emergency Department Consultant assessed the Emergency Department as "not busy" and being able to cope easily within the workload. The Emergency Department Consultant concluded that ambulance diversion was not warranted and did not seek approval to proceed on ambulance diversion for that reason. There were 14 patients in the Emergency Department at the approximate time in question. (5) As per (4) above.
(5) As per (4) above.
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