Hon Helen Morton questions the Minister for Health regarding the availability of mental health liaison nurses in WA hospital emergency departments. The Minister provides a detailed response in tabular form, outlining the availability and vacancies at metropolitan and country hospitals.

AnsweredQoN 484Legislative Council
Asked
15 May 2008
Portfolio
Health

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HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS — MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSEs AND ROSTER VACANCIES
(1) Can the minister confirm that all metropolitan hospitals that provide emergency department services to public patients have — (a) positions established for a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week roster of mental health liaison nurses in their emergency departments; and (b) no vacancies in their rosters? (2) If not, can the minister please identify, by location, the gaps in the establishment of positions to make up the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week roster? (3) By location, which established positions are vacant? (4) Which country regional hospitals that provide emergency department services do not have a mental health liaison nurse based in their emergency departments? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form so I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
(b) no vacancies in their rosters?
(3) By location, which established positions are vacant? (4) Which country regional hospitals that provide emergency department services do not have a mental health liaison nurse based in their emergency departments? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form so I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
(4) Which country regional hospitals that provide emergency department services do not have a mental health liaison nurse based in their emergency departments? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form so I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form so I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form so I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
Leave granted. [See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
[See paper 3994.] The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
The following material was incorporated — (1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No
(1)-(3) METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON NURSE 24-HOUR, 7-DAYS WEEK VACANT FTE NORTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Yes Nil Swan Districts Hospital 16 hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil SOUTH METROPOLITAN AREA HEALTH SERVICE Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Fremantle Hospital Yes Nil Peel No Not applicable Rockingham-Kwinana Hospital 16-hours availability 7am — 11pm Nil Royal Perth Hospital Yes Nil CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE/WOMENS AND NEWBORNS HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital No Not applicable. Princess Margaret Hospital (8.30am to 11pm, weekdays and 2.30pm to 11pm weekends) Nil PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Joondalup Hospital Yes Nil (4) WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATION ED MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON POSITIONS Albany Hospital Yes Broome No Bunbury Hospital Yes Geraldton Hospital Yes Kalgoorlie Hospital No Northam Hospital No Port Hedland Hospital No

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