❓ This Question on Notice seeks data on referrals to the Metropolitan Child Development Service (MCDS) in 2020, broken down by service type and referral source (parent/guardian vs. professional). The answer provides the requested data.
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(1) I refer to the Metropolitan Child Development Service (MCDS), and I ask, in 2020, how many referrals were made to the MCDS for the following services: (a) audiology; (b) occupational therapy; (c) pediatrician; (d) physiotherapy; (e) pPsychology; and (f) speech pathology? (2) Of the referrals in (1), how many were submitted by: (a) a parent or legal guardian; and (b) a professional?
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Answered
18 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(1)
(a) 1,970
(b) 4,758
(c) 3,477
(d) 3,512
(e) 1,569
(f) 8,056
(2)
(a) 645
(b) 22,697
(1)
(a) 1,970
(b) 4,758
(c) 3,477
(d) 3,512
(e) 1,569
(f) 8,056
(2)
(a) 645
(b) 22,697
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