❓ Dr. Hames (Opposition) questions the Health portfolio regarding nurse staffing levels and agency nurse usage in WA public hospitals between July 2006 and June 2007. The answer reveals data limitations regarding agency nurse statistics.
AnsweredQoN 2748Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many nurses (headcount) were in the Western Australian public health system;
(b) how many agency nurses were in the Western Australian public health system; and
(c) how many shifts the agency nurses covered,
for each of the following periods:
(i) 1 July 2006 to 30 September 2006;
(ii) 1 October 2006 to 31 December 2006;
(iii) 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007; and
(iv) 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2007,
at each of the following hospitals:
(A) all Western Australian metropolitan public hospitals;
(B) Royal Perth Hospital;
(C) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital;
(D) Joondalup Health Campus;
(E) Princess Margaret Hospital;
(F) Fremantle Hospital;
(G) Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital;
(H) Swan District Hospital;
(I) Rockingham Hospital; and
(J) Peel Health Campus?
(b) how many agency nurses were in the Western Australian public health system; and
(c) how many shifts the agency nurses covered,
for each of the following periods:
(i) 1 July 2006 to 30 September 2006;
(ii) 1 October 2006 to 31 December 2006;
(iii) 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007; and
(iv) 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2007,
at each of the following hospitals:
(A) all Western Australian metropolitan public hospitals;
(B) Royal Perth Hospital;
(C) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital;
(D) Joondalup Health Campus;
(E) Princess Margaret Hospital;
(F) Fremantle Hospital;
(G) Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital;
(H) Swan District Hospital;
(I) Rockingham Hospital; and
(J) Peel Health Campus?
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Answered
13 November 2007
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(a) See attached document [
tabled paper ________].
(b)
This data is not available. Agency nurses are contracted by private agencies. Private agencies have to report to the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) on a monthly basis. The statistics of individual agency nurses working over particular date ranges is not reported to DTF.
(c) See attached document [
tabled paper ________].
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tabled paper ________].
(b)
This data is not available. Agency nurses are contracted by private agencies. Private agencies have to report to the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) on a monthly basis. The statistics of individual agency nurses working over particular date ranges is not reported to DTF.
(c) See attached document [
tabled paper ________].
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