Question regarding the progress of the government's promise to employ 100 additional child health nurses, specifically focusing on employment numbers, FTE, and distribution in the South West region.

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Asked
22 October 2014
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I refer to the 100 additional child health nurses promised by the Government, and I ask: (a) how many have been employed as at 1 October 2014; (b) how many are employed full time and how many have been employed on a part time basis; (c) how many have been employed in the South West region, and where are they located; and (d) how many of those in the South West region are employed full time, and how many have been employed on a part time basis?

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Answered
2 December 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
41 days
(a) 96 (62.5 FTE).
(b) 26 full-time and 70 part-time.
(c) 3.0 additional FTE (six part-time nurses), three in Bunbury and three in the Naturaliste (Busselton and Margaret River) area.
(d) Six nurses have been employed part-time to make up the 3.0 additional South West FTE. Nil are full-time.

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