❓ WA Shadow Health Minister Mettam questions the Health Minister about the number of nurses working double shifts in Perth metropolitan and regional hospitals during January and February 2024. The response provides data on the number of nurses and double shifts by health service provider and regional health area.
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(1) How many nurses employed at hospital sites across the Perth metropolitan area undertook double shifts in the months of January and February 2024, including a breakdown by location: (a) How many double shifts in total were undertaken by nurses at hospital sites across the Perth metropolitan area in January and February 2024 with a breakdown by location? (2) How many nurses employed at hospital sites across the regional health areas undertook double shifts in the months of January and February 2024, including a breakdown by location: (a) How many double shifts in total were undertaken by nurses at hospital sites across the regional health areas in January and February 2024 with a breakdown by location?
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Answered
16 May 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
A double shift occurs when an employee works two consecutive standard working hour shifts, with a break between the two shifts.
Consistent with the WA Health Australian Nursing Federation - Registered Nurses, Midwives, Enrolled (Mental Health) And Enrolled (Mothercraft) Nurses - Industrial Agreement 2022; t he ordinary hours worked in any one day will be a maximum of eight hours, unless an agreement to vary the hours and roster has been made in accordance with Clause 28 – Flexibility in Hours and Rostering of the above Agreement.
Further, for all authorised overtime worked by a full-time employee in excess of their rostered ordinary hours of work outside the ordinary hours of their shift Monday to Saturday inclusive, payment will be made at the rate of time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
For all authorised overtime worked on a Sunday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time. For all authorised overtime worked on a public holiday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time and a half.
The time period covered in the data reflects a period of traditionally high staff leave.
(1) Number of Nurses by Health Service Provider
Jan-24
Feb-24
Child and Adolescent Health Service
12
26
East Metropolitan Health Service
28
19
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
9
13
North Metropolitan Health Service
154
87
South Metropolitan Health Service
146
87
(2) Number of Nurses by Regional Health Areas
WA Country Health Service
130
129
Note: For the month of February 2024, the total count of nurses at individual sites will not match the aggregate. This is due to cases where nurses worked across multiple sites. The aggregate data records this as a single nurse working double shift.
(1a) Number of Double Shifts by Health Service Provider
Jan-24
Feb-24
Child and Adolescent Health Service
13
32
East Metropolitan Health Service
31
20
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
11
16
North Metropolitan Health Service
172
99
South Metropolitan Health Service
157
92
(2a) Number of Double Shifts by Regional Health Areas
WA Country Health Service
155
154
Consistent with the WA Health Australian Nursing Federation - Registered Nurses, Midwives, Enrolled (Mental Health) And Enrolled (Mothercraft) Nurses - Industrial Agreement 2022; t he ordinary hours worked in any one day will be a maximum of eight hours, unless an agreement to vary the hours and roster has been made in accordance with Clause 28 – Flexibility in Hours and Rostering of the above Agreement.
Further, for all authorised overtime worked by a full-time employee in excess of their rostered ordinary hours of work outside the ordinary hours of their shift Monday to Saturday inclusive, payment will be made at the rate of time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
For all authorised overtime worked on a Sunday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time. For all authorised overtime worked on a public holiday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time and a half.
The time period covered in the data reflects a period of traditionally high staff leave.
(1) Number of Nurses by Health Service Provider
Jan-24
Feb-24
Child and Adolescent Health Service
12
26
East Metropolitan Health Service
28
19
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
9
13
North Metropolitan Health Service
154
87
South Metropolitan Health Service
146
87
(2) Number of Nurses by Regional Health Areas
WA Country Health Service
130
129
Note: For the month of February 2024, the total count of nurses at individual sites will not match the aggregate. This is due to cases where nurses worked across multiple sites. The aggregate data records this as a single nurse working double shift.
(1a) Number of Double Shifts by Health Service Provider
Jan-24
Feb-24
Child and Adolescent Health Service
13
32
East Metropolitan Health Service
31
20
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
11
16
North Metropolitan Health Service
172
99
South Metropolitan Health Service
157
92
(2a) Number of Double Shifts by Regional Health Areas
WA Country Health Service
155
154
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