❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on the ratio of General Practitioners to population in Western Australia and its health service regions, compared to other Australian states, for both 2012 and 2013. The answer indicates reliance on Commonwealth data, which is not yet available for 2013.
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(1) As of 31 March 2012: (a) what was the ratio of General Practitioners to population in Western Australia and how did this compare to the same ratio in other Australian states; and (b) what was the specific ratio of General Practitioners to population in the North Metropolitan Health Service, South Metropolitan Health Service and Western Australian Country Health Service? (2) As of 31 March 2013: (a) what was the ratio of General Practitioners to population in Western Australia and how did this compare to the same ratio in other Australian states; and (b) what was the specific ratio of General Practitioners to population in the North Metropolitan Health Service, South Metropolitan Health Service and Western Australian Country Health Service?
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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
51 days
(1)(a)-(b) [See tabled paper no]
(2)(a)-(b) As indicated in (1), the Department of Health relies on data published by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing for information on numbers of general practitioners. Commonwealth data on general practitioner numbers for 2013 is not yet available.
(2)(a)-(b) As indicated in (1), the Department of Health relies on data published by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing for information on numbers of general practitioners. Commonwealth data on general practitioner numbers for 2013 is not yet available.
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