❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding WA Country Health Service FTE employment numbers for allied health professionals (speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, clinical psychologists, and social workers) between 2016-2020, with a region-by-region breakdown. Social workers are not directly employed in child protection services by WACHS.
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(1) In relation to the WA Country Health Service I ask, in each of the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, how many of each of the following (FTE) were employed by the WA Country Health Service : (a) speech pathologists; (b) occupational therapists; (c) physiotherapists; (d) clinical psychologists; and (e) social workers were employed in Child Protection Services? (2) In relation to (1)(a) to (e), please provide a region-by-region breakdown of where these positions were located?
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Answered
5 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(1)(a) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
3.43
3.48
5.07
5.07
Great Southern
8.11
8.61
9.16
9.32
Kimberley
6.88
7.56
8.00
9.28
Midwest
10.00
10.01
10.27
10.21
Pilbara
7.67
8.56
6.90
6.87
South West
15.01
17.47
17.53
17.95
Wheatbelt
10.36
9.60
9.48
9.77
Total FTE
61.45
65.29
66.41
68.47
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees.
3. Speech Pathology professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key words "Speech Pathologist".
(1)(b) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
6.04
5.45
7.96
8.33
Great Southern
16.19
17.37
16.67
18.51
Kimberley
9.65
10.84
10.21
9.65
Midwest
14.82
16.40
17.40
18.75
Pilbara
8.93
8.44
8.60
7.99
South West
28.14
26.83
29.20
29.01
Wheatbelt
12.24
11.44
13.14
13.28
Total FTE
96.02
96.77
103.19
105.52
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. Regulated Allied Health professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key words "Occupational Therapists".
(1)(c) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
8.04
6.60
9.06
9.56
Great Southern
13.88
16.05
17.35
17.99
Kimberley
9.41
8.66
8.75
9.43
Midwest
15.49
17.17
16.27
18.09
Pilbara
9.55
9.84
9.21
10.13
South West
24.07
25.87
29.76
29.48
Wheatbelt
9.88
10.89
10.29
11.06
Total FTE
90.31
95.09
100.69
105.74
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. Regulated Allied Health professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key word "physiotherapists".
(1)(d) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
0.45
0.00
0.25
1.00
Great Southern
2.07
1.23
1.38
1.43
Kimberley
0.26
0.42
0.00
0.00
Midwest
0.50
0.57
0.65
0.96
South West
2.54
2.80
2.78
2.49
Wheatbelt
0.75
1.56
2.06
1.68
Total FTE
6.57
6.59
7.12
7.56
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. The Clinical Psychologist professions are identified by HSU-P and HSU-G level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key word "psychologists".
(1)(e) & (2) The WA County Health Services (WACHS) does not employ Social Workers in designated Child Protection Services. Social workers have a broad health role across WACHS, which does include screening and referral for children requiring child protection services. Child protection service social workers are employed by the Department of Communities.
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
3.43
3.48
5.07
5.07
Great Southern
8.11
8.61
9.16
9.32
Kimberley
6.88
7.56
8.00
9.28
Midwest
10.00
10.01
10.27
10.21
Pilbara
7.67
8.56
6.90
6.87
South West
15.01
17.47
17.53
17.95
Wheatbelt
10.36
9.60
9.48
9.77
Total FTE
61.45
65.29
66.41
68.47
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees.
3. Speech Pathology professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key words "Speech Pathologist".
(1)(b) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
6.04
5.45
7.96
8.33
Great Southern
16.19
17.37
16.67
18.51
Kimberley
9.65
10.84
10.21
9.65
Midwest
14.82
16.40
17.40
18.75
Pilbara
8.93
8.44
8.60
7.99
South West
28.14
26.83
29.20
29.01
Wheatbelt
12.24
11.44
13.14
13.28
Total FTE
96.02
96.77
103.19
105.52
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. Regulated Allied Health professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key words "Occupational Therapists".
(1)(c) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
8.04
6.60
9.06
9.56
Great Southern
13.88
16.05
17.35
17.99
Kimberley
9.41
8.66
8.75
9.43
Midwest
15.49
17.17
16.27
18.09
Pilbara
9.55
9.84
9.21
10.13
South West
24.07
25.87
29.76
29.48
Wheatbelt
9.88
10.89
10.29
11.06
Total FTE
90.31
95.09
100.69
105.74
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. Regulated Allied Health professions are identified by the HSU-P level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key word "physiotherapists".
(1)(d) & (2)
Financial Year
Region
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
Goldfields
0.45
0.00
0.25
1.00
Great Southern
2.07
1.23
1.38
1.43
Kimberley
0.26
0.42
0.00
0.00
Midwest
0.50
0.57
0.65
0.96
South West
2.54
2.80
2.78
2.49
Wheatbelt
0.75
1.56
2.06
1.68
Total FTE
6.57
6.59
7.12
7.56
Notes
1. The Year-to-date (YTD) FTE has been sourced from payroll data for the last four financial years.
2. The FTE data scope is specific to salaried employees in regulated Allied Health professions requiring AHPRA registration.
3. The Clinical Psychologist professions are identified by HSU-P and HSU-G level classification within the payroll data.
4. Excludes position titles that do not contain key word "psychologists".
(1)(e) & (2) The WA County Health Services (WACHS) does not employ Social Workers in designated Child Protection Services. Social workers have a broad health role across WACHS, which does include screening and referral for children requiring child protection services. Child protection service social workers are employed by the Department of Communities.
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