❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the availability of non-acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, revealing a slight decrease in bed numbers over the past five years and data collection limitations.
AnsweredQoN 1746Legislative Council
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I refer to non-acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) what is the current number of available beds per 100,000 people; (b) what was the number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five years; (c) what is the current number of available beds, by region; (d) what was the number of available beds, by region, for each of the past five years; and (e) what was the average waiting time for an available bed, by region, for each of the past five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
43 days
(a) 170 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
(b) 2009/10: 163 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2010/11: 166 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2011/12: 167 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2012/13: 166 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2013/14: 159 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
(c) North Metro Health Service: 150 non-acute beds
South Metro Health Service: 20 non-acute beds
WA Country Health Service: 0 non-acute beds
Child and Adolescent Health Service: 0 non-acute beds
(d) North Metro Health Service:
2009/10: 145 non-acute beds
2010/11: 146 non-acute beds
2011/12: 146 non-acute beds
2012/13: 146 non-acute beds
2013/14: 139 non-acute beds
South Metro Health Service:
2009/10: 18 non-acute beds
2010/11: 20 non-acute beds
2011/12: 20 non-acute beds
2012/13: 20 non-acute beds
2013/14: 20 non-acute beds
WA Country Health Service:
2009/10: 0 non-acute beds
2010/11: 0 non-acute beds
2011/12: 0 non-acute beds
2012/13: 0 non-acute beds
2013/14: 0 non-acute beds
Child and Adolescent Health Service:
2009/10: 0 non-acute beds
2010/11: 0 non-acute beds
2011/12: 0 non-acute beds
2012/13: 0 non-acute beds
2013/14: 0 non-acute beds
(e) North Metro Health Service: Not Available
2
South Metro Health Service: Not Available
3
WA Country Health Service: Not Applicable
Child and Adolescent Health Service: Not Applicable
1
WA Population are only available up to 2011. Available beds per 100,000 in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 uses the 2011 population for WA.
2
This information is not collected as WA Health does not have a data collection system to monitor wait times for public mental health inpatient beds
3
This information is not collected. South Metropolitan Mental Health Services operate within the Assertive Patient Flow Policy which allocates a person to a bed dependent on need. This includes access to beds that may not be in the person's direct catchment area. People may be admitted through the community services or via Emergency Departments or General Wards.
1
(b) 2009/10: 163 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2010/11: 166 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2011/12: 167 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2012/13: 166 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
2013/14: 159 non-acute beds, 7 per 100,000 people
1
(c) North Metro Health Service: 150 non-acute beds
South Metro Health Service: 20 non-acute beds
WA Country Health Service: 0 non-acute beds
Child and Adolescent Health Service: 0 non-acute beds
(d) North Metro Health Service:
2009/10: 145 non-acute beds
2010/11: 146 non-acute beds
2011/12: 146 non-acute beds
2012/13: 146 non-acute beds
2013/14: 139 non-acute beds
South Metro Health Service:
2009/10: 18 non-acute beds
2010/11: 20 non-acute beds
2011/12: 20 non-acute beds
2012/13: 20 non-acute beds
2013/14: 20 non-acute beds
WA Country Health Service:
2009/10: 0 non-acute beds
2010/11: 0 non-acute beds
2011/12: 0 non-acute beds
2012/13: 0 non-acute beds
2013/14: 0 non-acute beds
Child and Adolescent Health Service:
2009/10: 0 non-acute beds
2010/11: 0 non-acute beds
2011/12: 0 non-acute beds
2012/13: 0 non-acute beds
2013/14: 0 non-acute beds
(e) North Metro Health Service: Not Available
2
South Metro Health Service: Not Available
3
WA Country Health Service: Not Applicable
Child and Adolescent Health Service: Not Applicable
1
WA Population are only available up to 2011. Available beds per 100,000 in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 uses the 2011 population for WA.
2
This information is not collected as WA Health does not have a data collection system to monitor wait times for public mental health inpatient beds
3
This information is not collected. South Metropolitan Mental Health Services operate within the Assertive Patient Flow Policy which allocates a person to a bed dependent on need. This includes access to beds that may not be in the person's direct catchment area. People may be admitted through the community services or via Emergency Departments or General Wards.
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