❓ The question seeks data on the number of specific health professionals employed by the WA Department of Health in 2019 and 2025. The answer provides a headcount for each category.
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I refer to the numbers of health professionals employed by the Department of Health, and I ask: (a) how many of the following health professionals were employed by the Western Australian (WA) Department of Health as at 30 June 2019: (i) Emergency Department Doctors; (ii) Registered Nurses; (iii) Enrolled Nurses; and (iv) Specialist Doctors; and (b) how many of the following health professionals were employed by the WA Department of Health as at 30 June 2025: (i) Emergency Department Doctors; (ii) Registered Nurses; (iii) Enrolled Nurses; and (iv) Specialist Doctors?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
(a)
Headcount of Health professionals employed at WA Health
As at June - 2019
(i) Emergency Department Doctors
800
(ii) Registered Nurses
15,986
(iii) Enrolled Nurses
1,396
(iv) Specialist Doctors
2,741
(2)
Headcount of Health professionals employed at WA Health
As at June - 2025
(i) Emergency Department Doctors
1,294
(ii) Registered Nurses
22,393
(iii) Enrolled Nurses
1,660
(iv) Specialist Doctors
3,976
Headcount of Health professionals employed at WA Health
As at June - 2019
(i) Emergency Department Doctors
800
(ii) Registered Nurses
15,986
(iii) Enrolled Nurses
1,396
(iv) Specialist Doctors
2,741
(2)
Headcount of Health professionals employed at WA Health
As at June - 2025
(i) Emergency Department Doctors
1,294
(ii) Registered Nurses
22,393
(iii) Enrolled Nurses
1,660
(iv) Specialist Doctors
3,976
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