❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on physiotherapy services in WA public hospitals, including staffing levels, patient numbers, rehabilitation beds, and the ratio of physiotherapists to beds. The answer provides the data in tabled documents and a calculated ratio, with caveats.
AnsweredQoN 3268Legislative Assembly
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(a) which public hospitals in Western Australia currently provide physiotherapy services;
(b) how many physiotherapists were employed by each hospital as at 30 September for each of the years 2005 to 2007;
(c) how many patients received physiotherapy services at each hospital and in each of the years 2005 to 2007;
(d) how many rehabilitation beds are currently available at each hospital; and
(e) what is the current ratio of physiotherapists to rehabilitation beds?
(b) how many physiotherapists were employed by each hospital as at 30 September for each of the years 2005 to 2007;
(c) how many patients received physiotherapy services at each hospital and in each of the years 2005 to 2007;
(d) how many rehabilitation beds are currently available at each hospital; and
(e) what is the current ratio of physiotherapists to rehabilitation beds?
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Answered
1 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
30 days
(a) See attached document Table (a)
[tabled paper ________].
(b) See attached document Table (b)
[tabled paper ________].
(c) See attached document Table (c)
[tabled paper ________].
(d) See attached document Table (d)
[tabled paper ________].
(e) The 2007 ratio of physiotherapists to rehabilitation beds, derived from the answers to parts (b) and (d) is 0.96.
This figure should be interpreted with caution as physiotherapists provide treatment to a broader range of patients than rehabilitation patients. In addition, physiotherapy services are provided at many hospitals that do not have designated rehabilitation beds.
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[tabled paper ________].
(b) See attached document Table (b)
[tabled paper ________].
(c) See attached document Table (c)
[tabled paper ________].
(d) See attached document Table (d)
[tabled paper ________].
(e) The 2007 ratio of physiotherapists to rehabilitation beds, derived from the answers to parts (b) and (d) is 0.96.
This figure should be interpreted with caution as physiotherapists provide treatment to a broader range of patients than rehabilitation patients. In addition, physiotherapy services are provided at many hospitals that do not have designated rehabilitation beds.
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