Hon Sue Ellery asks about current waiting times for various child development services in metropolitan area. The Minister provides median wait times (April-June 2016) for speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, clinical psychology, social work, and developmental paediatrics.

AnsweredQoN 1011Legislative Council
Asked
20 September 2016
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Health

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HEALTH — CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
1011. Hon SUE ELLERY to the minister
representing the Minister for Health:
What are the current waiting times
to access the following child development services in the metropolitan area —
(a) speech pathology;
(b) occupational therapy;
(c) physiotherapy;
(d) clinical psychology;
(e) social work; and
(f) an appointment with a paediatrician?

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I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
The current median wait times—this
is April to June 2016—to access the following child development
services in the metropolitan area are as follows —
(a) speech pathology is 5.7 months;
(b) occupational therapy is 3.5
months;
(c) physiotherapy is 1.4 months;
(d) clinical psychology is 7.3 months;
(e) social work is 4.5 months; and
(f) developmental paediatrics is 8.9
months.

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