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❓ Mr. Kirkup requests detailed staff vacancy data for WA hospitals across three years, but the Minister for Health declines to provide it due to resource constraints, offering to address specific inquiries instead.

AnsweredQoN 5360Legislative Assembly

Asked

7 August 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Health

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(1) For each hospital as at 1 July 2019: (a) How many staff vacancies were there, by occupation category; (b) How long has each position in (a) been vacant; and (c) Was is the recruitment status of each vacancy? (2) For each hospital as at 1 July 2018: (a) How many staff vacancies were there, by occupation category; (b) How long has each position in (a) been vacant; and (c) Was is the recruitment status of each vacancy? (3) For each hospital as at 1 July 2017: (a) How many staff vacancies were there, by occupation category; (b) How long has each position in (a) been vacant; and (c) Was is the recruitment status of each vacancy?

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Answered

17 September 2019

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

11 days

(1)(a)-(b) - (3)(a)-(b) 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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