❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of clinicians employed by the WA Country Health Service to provide services to children. The answer provides a breakdown by FTE and headcount for various professional groups.
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Will the Minister provide a breakdown, by headcount and FTE, of the number of clinicians currently employed by the WA Country Health 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) paediatricians; (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
11 days
(1) (a) – (j) The breakdown of clinicians (by FTE and headcount) currently employed by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) to provide assessment, early intervention and treatment services to children is provided below:
Professional Group
FTE
Headcount
Speech Pathologist
52.6
60
Occupational Therapist
28.3
49
Physiotherapist
16
42.8
Social Work
9.4
21
Clinical Psychologist
1.2
2
Paediatrician
14.75
21
Therapy Assistants
23.05
42
Audiologists
2.7
5
Podiatry
0.3
4
Nurses (Developmental)
1
2
Dietitian
7.7
24
Note: The principal assessment, early intervention and treatment service offered by WACHS for children is the Child Development Service (CDS), therefore the data provided reflects staffing of this service as far as possible. FTE excluded from this data includes staff delivering acute inpatient, outpatient and emergency department services. The data is an estimate only, as services are provided based on clinical priority and service demand and are subject to re-allocation.
Professional Group
FTE
Headcount
Speech Pathologist
52.6
60
Occupational Therapist
28.3
49
Physiotherapist
16
42.8
Social Work
9.4
21
Clinical Psychologist
1.2
2
Paediatrician
14.75
21
Therapy Assistants
23.05
42
Audiologists
2.7
5
Podiatry
0.3
4
Nurses (Developmental)
1
2
Dietitian
7.7
24
Note: The principal assessment, early intervention and treatment service offered by WACHS for children is the Child Development Service (CDS), therefore the data provided reflects staffing of this service as far as possible. FTE excluded from this data includes staff delivering acute inpatient, outpatient and emergency department services. The data is an estimate only, as services are provided based on clinical priority and service demand and are subject to re-allocation.
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