❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of patients discharged from hospitals into homelessness between 2016-17 and 2018-19, including a breakdown by hospital and the support services offered.
AnsweredQoN 5512Legislative Assembly
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For each of the years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, can you please advise how many people were discharged from hospitals into homelessness and: (a) What was the breakdown per WA hospital; and (b) What support services were offered to each client?
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Answered
29 October 2019
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
I am advised:
(a) Figures provided in Table 1 presents the number of patients with a residential address or diagnosis of 'homelessness' that separated (discharged) from Western Australian public hospitals (plus public patients at private hospitals) during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, by Health Service Provider and hospital.
The Department of Health state-wide data collection does not collect information on whether patients were ‘discharged’ into homelessness. Figures are based on patient residential address of ‘no fixed permanent address’ or homeless; or principal or additional diagnosis Z59.0 (homelessness).
Health Service Provider
Hospital
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
CAHS
Bentley
<5
<5
0
PCH
0
0
10
PMH
8
7
0
EMHS
Armadale Kelmscott
72
86
112
Bentley
200
185
217
Kalamunda
<5
<5
<5
Next Step East Perth
39
18
23
RPH Wellington St
683
694
888
SJOG Midland
171
203
187
NMHS
Graylands
74
50
44
Joondalup HC
213
144
164
KEMH
38
26
41
Osborne Park
<5
9
8
SCGH
165
159
205
SCGH MHS
67
34
5
Selby Lodge
<5
<5
0
State Forensic MHS
35
16
20
Public Patients in Private Hospitals
Private hospitals
9
<5
5
SMHS
Fiona Stanley
322
314
338
Fremantle
121
118
105
Murray Pinjarra
<5
<5
0
Peel HC
8
8
17
Rockingham General
66
64
67
WACHS
Albany
36
46
59
Augusta
0
0
<5
Bridgetown
<5
<5
<5
Broome
37
27
31
Bunbury
40
55
69
Busselton
7
7
12
Carnarvon
12
7
12
Collie
5
6
10
Denmark
0
0
<5
Derby
9
<5
7
Donnybrook
<5
<5
<5
Esperance
21
16
7
Exmouth
<5
<5
<5
Fitzroy Crossing
<5
<5
<5
Geraldton
23
38
44
Gnowangerup
0
<5
0
Goomalling
0
0
<5
Halls Creek
<5
<5
<5
Harvey
<5
<5
<5
Hedland
14
15
15
Kalbarri
0
<5
0
Kalgoorlie
37
28
58
Karratha
0
0
6
Katanning
<5
<5
<5
Kellerberrin
0
0
<5
Kondinin
<5
0
0
Kununurra
12
<5
<5
Laverton
0
0
<5
Margaret River
11
8
11
Meekatharra
0
0
<5
Merredin
<5
<5
<5
Moora
0
<5
<5
Narembeen
<5
0
0
Narrogin
9
15
21
Newman
<5
<5
<5
Nickol Bay Karratha
6
9
<5
Norseman
0
0
<5
Northam
5
6
6
Pemberton
<5
0
0
Plantagenet Mt Barker
0
<5
<5
Roebourne
<5
0
0
Tom Price
0
0
<5
Warren Manjimup
9
5
<5
Wongan Hills
0
0
<5
Wyndham
<5
0
<5
(b) Support services include but not limited to 50 Lives 50 Homes, 55 Central, Access Housing, Allawah Grove Hostel, Anawim Refuge, Anglicare, Bridge House, Calvary (15-25 years), Centrecare, Child Protection and Family Services, Crisis Care, Croft, Cyrenian House, Daydawn Advocacy Centre, DAYS, Department of Communities, Department of Veteran Affairs, Derbal Yerrigan, Devenish Lodge, Domestic Violence Advocacy Service, Dreambuilders and Metro Churches, Ebenezer House (15+ years), Entry Point, Family Foundations, Foyer (16 to 23 years), Freo Multicultural Centre, Harry Hunter Adult Rehab, Headspace (12-25 years), Homeless Advocacy Service, Homelessness Advisory Service, Indi House (15-25 years), Ishar, Kangaroo Inn (hostel), Karnany Resource Centre, Kensington Street, Mercy Care (16-25 years), Mission Australia, Monger House, Passages (16-25 years), Red Cross and Manna charities, RUAH, Safe as Houses, Safe at Home, Salvation Army, Social Work Department , St Bartholomew, St Patrick’s Centre, Youth Place (15-25 years), St Vincent de Paul Society (Tom Fisher House), The Beacon, The Richmond Fellowship, The Shopfront, Uniting Care West (Tranby Centre), Urban Fabric Accommodation, Women’s Health & Family Service, Wungening Aboriginal Corporation (alcohol and drug support) and Yorgum.
(a) Figures provided in Table 1 presents the number of patients with a residential address or diagnosis of 'homelessness' that separated (discharged) from Western Australian public hospitals (plus public patients at private hospitals) during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, by Health Service Provider and hospital.
The Department of Health state-wide data collection does not collect information on whether patients were ‘discharged’ into homelessness. Figures are based on patient residential address of ‘no fixed permanent address’ or homeless; or principal or additional diagnosis Z59.0 (homelessness).
Health Service Provider
Hospital
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
CAHS
Bentley
<5
<5
0
PCH
0
0
10
PMH
8
7
0
EMHS
Armadale Kelmscott
72
86
112
Bentley
200
185
217
Kalamunda
<5
<5
<5
Next Step East Perth
39
18
23
RPH Wellington St
683
694
888
SJOG Midland
171
203
187
NMHS
Graylands
74
50
44
Joondalup HC
213
144
164
KEMH
38
26
41
Osborne Park
<5
9
8
SCGH
165
159
205
SCGH MHS
67
34
5
Selby Lodge
<5
<5
0
State Forensic MHS
35
16
20
Public Patients in Private Hospitals
Private hospitals
9
<5
5
SMHS
Fiona Stanley
322
314
338
Fremantle
121
118
105
Murray Pinjarra
<5
<5
0
Peel HC
8
8
17
Rockingham General
66
64
67
WACHS
Albany
36
46
59
Augusta
0
0
<5
Bridgetown
<5
<5
<5
Broome
37
27
31
Bunbury
40
55
69
Busselton
7
7
12
Carnarvon
12
7
12
Collie
5
6
10
Denmark
0
0
<5
Derby
9
<5
7
Donnybrook
<5
<5
<5
Esperance
21
16
7
Exmouth
<5
<5
<5
Fitzroy Crossing
<5
<5
<5
Geraldton
23
38
44
Gnowangerup
0
<5
0
Goomalling
0
0
<5
Halls Creek
<5
<5
<5
Harvey
<5
<5
<5
Hedland
14
15
15
Kalbarri
0
<5
0
Kalgoorlie
37
28
58
Karratha
0
0
6
Katanning
<5
<5
<5
Kellerberrin
0
0
<5
Kondinin
<5
0
0
Kununurra
12
<5
<5
Laverton
0
0
<5
Margaret River
11
8
11
Meekatharra
0
0
<5
Merredin
<5
<5
<5
Moora
0
<5
<5
Narembeen
<5
0
0
Narrogin
9
15
21
Newman
<5
<5
<5
Nickol Bay Karratha
6
9
<5
Norseman
0
0
<5
Northam
5
6
6
Pemberton
<5
0
0
Plantagenet Mt Barker
0
<5
<5
Roebourne
<5
0
0
Tom Price
0
0
<5
Warren Manjimup
9
5
<5
Wongan Hills
0
0
<5
Wyndham
<5
0
<5
(b) Support services include but not limited to 50 Lives 50 Homes, 55 Central, Access Housing, Allawah Grove Hostel, Anawim Refuge, Anglicare, Bridge House, Calvary (15-25 years), Centrecare, Child Protection and Family Services, Crisis Care, Croft, Cyrenian House, Daydawn Advocacy Centre, DAYS, Department of Communities, Department of Veteran Affairs, Derbal Yerrigan, Devenish Lodge, Domestic Violence Advocacy Service, Dreambuilders and Metro Churches, Ebenezer House (15+ years), Entry Point, Family Foundations, Foyer (16 to 23 years), Freo Multicultural Centre, Harry Hunter Adult Rehab, Headspace (12-25 years), Homeless Advocacy Service, Homelessness Advisory Service, Indi House (15-25 years), Ishar, Kangaroo Inn (hostel), Karnany Resource Centre, Kensington Street, Mercy Care (16-25 years), Mission Australia, Monger House, Passages (16-25 years), Red Cross and Manna charities, RUAH, Safe as Houses, Safe at Home, Salvation Army, Social Work Department , St Bartholomew, St Patrick’s Centre, Youth Place (15-25 years), St Vincent de Paul Society (Tom Fisher House), The Beacon, The Richmond Fellowship, The Shopfront, Uniting Care West (Tranby Centre), Urban Fabric Accommodation, Women’s Health & Family Service, Wungening Aboriginal Corporation (alcohol and drug support) and Yorgum.
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