❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on psychologist and mental health nurse staffing levels and vacancies within adult prisons and Banksia Hill Detention Centre. The answer provides FTE figures but notes limitations in data separation and scope.
AnsweredQoN 2327Legislative Council
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I
refer to psychologists and mental health nurses employed by, or contracted to,
the Department of Corrective services, and I ask, for each adult prison and for
Banksia Hill Detention Centre, will the Minister please provide: (a) the current psychologist FTE; (b) the number of psychologist FTE that are currently vacant; (c) the current mental health nurse FTE; and (d) the number of mental health nurse FTE that are currently vacant?
refer to psychologists and mental health nurses employed by, or contracted to,
the Department of Corrective services, and I ask, for each adult prison and for
Banksia Hill Detention Centre, will the Minister please provide: (a) the current psychologist FTE; (b) the number of psychologist FTE that are currently vacant; (c) the current mental health nurse FTE; and (d) the number of mental health nurse FTE that are currently vacant?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) Adult Prisons 129.2 noting this includes Prison Counselling Services, Individual Treatment Services, Treatment Assessors and Criminogenic Programs. Both Psychologists and Social Workers make up this FTE and it would be an onerous and time consuming task for the Department to separate them out. BHDC 5.
(b) Adult Prisons 12.5
BHDC 1.4.
(c) Adult Prisons 23.66
BHDC 1.
(d) Adult Prisons 2
BHDC 1.
This figure does not include figures for Acacia, Melaleuca or Wandoo. It does not include figures for the 29 external service providers.
(b) Adult Prisons 12.5
BHDC 1.4.
(c) Adult Prisons 23.66
BHDC 1.
(d) Adult Prisons 2
BHDC 1.
This figure does not include figures for Acacia, Melaleuca or Wandoo. It does not include figures for the 29 external service providers.
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