Hon Martin Aldridge asks detailed questions regarding doctor availability and emergency patient presentations at WA Country Health Service sites. The Minister declined to answer due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 2978Legislative Council
Asked
9 June 2020
Portfolio
Health

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In relation to the all WA Country Health Service sites, per month, for
the last 12 months, I ask: (a) on how many occasions has a doctor not been rostered for each site; (b) with respect to (a), what was the reason for the unavailability of a
doctor for each occasion; (c) with respect to (a), on each occasion a doctor was not available to be
rostered, how many ATS 1, 2 or 3 patients presented to each hospital, during
each period; (d) what strategy has the WA Country Health Service put in place to avoid
situations when a doctor is not available to be rostered; (e) on how many occasions in the last 12 months at each hospital, has a
doctor been rostered but unable to be contacted, or unable to respond; (f) with respect to (e), on each occasion a doctor was not available to
respond when rostered, how many ATS 1, 2 or 3 patients presented to each
hospital during each period; and (g) how many salaried doctors are employed by each hospital?

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Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
Provision of the information sought by the Member would require a significant amount of research which would divert WA Health staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. If the Member has a specific inquiry I will endeavour to provide a reply.

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