❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about COVID-19 vaccination clinic wait times, staffing, and expansion plans. The Minister provides wait times, staffing data, and details of a vaccination blitz with extended hours, while considering drive-through options.
AnsweredQoN 519Legislative Council
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CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATION CLINICS
519. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the operation of the COVID-19 vaccination program
in the metropolitan area.
(1) What was
the average wait time for booked vaccine appointments across all sites for the
week Monday 10 to Sunday 15 August inclusive?
(2) What were the administrative and clinical staffing levels
across the above sites for the same period?
(3) Is there
any intention to provide extended hours of operation or increased weekend
availability or drive-through capacity to expedite the vaccine rollout?
519. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the operation of the COVID-19 vaccination program
in the metropolitan area.
(1) What was
the average wait time for booked vaccine appointments across all sites for the
week Monday 10 to Sunday 15 August inclusive?
(2) What were the administrative and clinical staffing levels
across the above sites for the same period?
(3) Is there
any intention to provide extended hours of operation or increased weekend
availability or drive-through capacity to expedite the vaccine rollout?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The
average wait time is defined as the time between an individual checking in and
the vaccine being administered. The average wait time for Joondalup was 39
minutes, Redcliffe was 33 minutes, Kwinana was 27 minutes and Claremont was 25
minutes.
(2) I seek leave to have the information incorporated into Hansard .
It is in tabular form.
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Table 1. Administrative staff
by headcount at metropolitan State-run clinics, 9–15 August 2021:
Clinic
Administrative staff by
headcount
9/8
10/8
11/8
12/8
13/8
14/8
15/8
Joondalup
18
16
17
10
11
12
15
Redcliffe
6
13
14
11
7
4
N/A
Claremont
26
25
22
25
23
26
29
Kwinana
10
13
13
10
10
10
11
City
N/A
Table 2. Clinical (including
pharmacy) staff by headcount at metropolitan State-run clinics, 9–15
August 2021:
Clinic
Clinical staff by headcount
(including pharmacy)
9/8
10/8
11/8
12/8
13/8
14/8
15/8
Joondalup
42
41
40
31
40
47
54
Redcliffe
6
26
25
23
18
6
N/A
Claremont
57
52
51
66
57
70
91
Kwinana
20
25
24
27
23
22
26
City
N/A
(3) A COVID-19
vaccination blitz is underway from 16 to 29 August 2021. During this fortnight,
all clinics have extended hours of operation and are open seven days a week.
The community vaccination clinic approach is proving most efficient at
providing vaccinations to large numbers of people. Drive-through clinics may be
considered in the future. At this point in time, expediting the rollout is most
effectively done through existing community clinics, and this is occurring,
particularly during the current three-week vaccination blitz.
question.
(1) The
average wait time is defined as the time between an individual checking in and
the vaccine being administered. The average wait time for Joondalup was 39
minutes, Redcliffe was 33 minutes, Kwinana was 27 minutes and Claremont was 25
minutes.
(2) I seek leave to have the information incorporated into Hansard .
It is in tabular form.
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Table 1. Administrative staff
by headcount at metropolitan State-run clinics, 9–15 August 2021:
Clinic
Administrative staff by
headcount
9/8
10/8
11/8
12/8
13/8
14/8
15/8
Joondalup
18
16
17
10
11
12
15
Redcliffe
6
13
14
11
7
4
N/A
Claremont
26
25
22
25
23
26
29
Kwinana
10
13
13
10
10
10
11
City
N/A
Table 2. Clinical (including
pharmacy) staff by headcount at metropolitan State-run clinics, 9–15
August 2021:
Clinic
Clinical staff by headcount
(including pharmacy)
9/8
10/8
11/8
12/8
13/8
14/8
15/8
Joondalup
42
41
40
31
40
47
54
Redcliffe
6
26
25
23
18
6
N/A
Claremont
57
52
51
66
57
70
91
Kwinana
20
25
24
27
23
22
26
City
N/A
(3) A COVID-19
vaccination blitz is underway from 16 to 29 August 2021. During this fortnight,
all clinics have extended hours of operation and are open seven days a week.
The community vaccination clinic approach is proving most efficient at
providing vaccinations to large numbers of people. Drive-through clinics may be
considered in the future. At this point in time, expediting the rollout is most
effectively done through existing community clinics, and this is occurring,
particularly during the current three-week vaccination blitz.
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