❓ Hon Donna Faragher requested a detailed breakdown of clinicians employed by the Metropolitan Child Development Service, which the Minister for Health provided, specifying headcount and FTE for various disciplines as of August 15, 2021.
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Will the Minister provide a breakdown of, by headcount and FTE, the number of clinicians currently employed by the Metropolitan Child Development Service to provide assessment, early intervention and treatment services to children in the following categories: (a) speech pathologists; (b) occupational therapists; (c) physiotherapists; (d) social workers; (e) clinical psychologists; (f) pediatricians; (g) therapy assistants; (h) audiologists; (i) nurses; and (j) other clinicians not listed in (a) to (i)?
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Answered
12 October 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
12 days
I am advised:
As at 15 August 2021 the breakdown by headcount and FTE is as follows:
Discipline
FTE
Headcount
(a)
Speech Pathology
76.0
97
(b)
Occupational Therapy
30.5
46
(c)
Physiotherapy
15.4
22
(d)
Social Work
15.8
21
(e)
Clinical Psychology
18.2
29
(f)
Paediatrics
22.7
46
(g)
Allied Health Assistant
5.6
10
(h)
Audiology
4.1
7
(i)
Nurse
10.2
13
(j)
Podiatry
0.3
1
(j)
Dietetics
0.2
1
As at 15 August 2021 the breakdown by headcount and FTE is as follows:
Discipline
FTE
Headcount
(a)
Speech Pathology
76.0
97
(b)
Occupational Therapy
30.5
46
(c)
Physiotherapy
15.4
22
(d)
Social Work
15.8
21
(e)
Clinical Psychology
18.2
29
(f)
Paediatrics
22.7
46
(g)
Allied Health Assistant
5.6
10
(h)
Audiology
4.1
7
(i)
Nurse
10.2
13
(j)
Podiatry
0.3
1
(j)
Dietetics
0.2
1
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