Hon. Alison Xamon asks about the number and location of school nurses in WA primary and high schools. The Minister provides FTE numbers and tables a paper with further details, noting that country primary school nursing FTE is consolidated regionally.

AnsweredQoN 1212Legislative Council
Asked
8 May 2018
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(1) Will the Minister please advise the current school nurse FTE in
Western Australian: (a) primary schools; and (b) high Schools? (2) Will the Minister please advise at which schools school nurses are located, and the number of FTE at each school?

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Answered
26 June 2018
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised that:
(1)(a) 92.7 FTE in the metropolitan area and 66.4 FTE in WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
(1)(b) 69.9 FTE in metropolitan area and 30 FTE in WACHS.
(2) Please see tabled paper no.
Country primary school nursing FTE is consolidated on a regional basis as WACHS is not able to provide the exact FTE allocation for individual primary schools. The allocation to each school varies depending on local priorities and needs at any given time. Community health nurses deliver a range of services including school health, child health, immunisation, public health and chronic disease support. Total FTE 96.4.

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