❓ Question on Notice regarding the implementation of recommendations from the independent inquiry into the death of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital, specifically concerning the CARE Call system, supernumerary teams, and additional nursing staff.
AnsweredQoN 73Legislative Council
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PERTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — AISHWARYA ASWATH —
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT
73. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the independent inquiry
into Perth Children's Hospital's Aishwarya review.
(1) How many times has Aishwarya's
CARE Call been accessed since its introduction?
(2) Has a supernumerary team been
put in place? If so, when did it occur? If not, why not?
(3) How many
additional nurses are now employed at PCH and how many of these are allocated
to the emergency department?
INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT
73. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the independent inquiry
into Perth Children's Hospital's Aishwarya review.
(1) How many times has Aishwarya's
CARE Call been accessed since its introduction?
(2) Has a supernumerary team been
put in place? If so, when did it occur? If not, why not?
(3) How many
additional nurses are now employed at PCH and how many of these are allocated
to the emergency department?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) It has been accessed
327 times.
(2) Yes. The
implementation of the supernumerary team commenced in February 2023 with the
final phase, phase 4, completed in October 2023.
(3) In the period
1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024, PCH recruited 293 new nurses, and of these,
74 were in the emergency department.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) It has been accessed
327 times.
(2) Yes. The
implementation of the supernumerary team commenced in February 2023 with the
final phase, phase 4, completed in October 2023.
(3) In the period
1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024, PCH recruited 293 new nurses, and of these,
74 were in the emergency department.
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