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❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding staffing levels, clinic schedules, and patient numbers at the Diabetic and Podiatry Clinic at Rockingham General Hospital. The answer provides detailed information on FTE staff, clinic hours, and patient statistics.

AnsweredQoN 4620Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 October 2015

Member

Mr R.H. Cook

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I refer to the Diabetic and Podiatry Clinic at Rockingham General Hospital (RGH) and ask: (a) how many FTE diabetic educators are currently employed and how many (if any) positions for diabetic educators are currently vacant; (b) how many FTE podiatrists are currently employed at the clinic, and how many (if any) positions for podiatrists are currently vacant; (c) what days are the clinics provided, and on these days what are the clinic opening hours; (d) how many times per week does an endocrinologist visit the clinic; (e) how many FTE registered nurses are currently employed at the clinic and how many (if any) position for registered nurses are vacant; (f) what was the total number of patients seen by the clinic for gestational, diabetic, dietary, adolescent, podiatry and endocrinology services in each of the following calendar years: (i) 2014; (ii) 2013; and (iii) 2012; (g) what was the total number of consultations undertaken by the clinic for gestational, diabetic, dietary, adolescent, podiatry and endocrinology in each of the following calendar years: (i) 2014; (ii) 2013; and (iii) 2012; (h) how many FTE staff were employed by the clinic in each of the following calendar years: (i) 2014; (ii) 2013; and (iii) 2012; and (i) are there any plans to increase the number of FTE staff at the clinic, if so please provide details?

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Answered

17 November 2015

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

34 days

Answer as at 14 October 2015 -
(a) 1.9 full-time equivalent (FTE) diabetes educators are currently employed. In addition 0.6 FTE is being filled with casual staff.
(b) 1.0 FTE employed. There are no current podiatrist vacancies.
(c) Diabetes Nurse Education clinics
Monday to Friday (0800 - 1600).
Insulin Stabilisation Group
Tuesday morning (0800 - 1200).
Gestational Diabetes clinic
(commenced 1 June 2015)
Thursday morning (0800 - 1200).
SMaRT1E
(Self-Management and Review of Type 1 Education)
Monday (0800 -1600).
A group based program for Type 1 Diabetes patients specifically, facilitated jointly by a Diabetes Educator and Dietician, and provided quarterly for four consecutive weeks (16 weeks per year total).
Podiatry clinics
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (0800 - 1600).
Dietetic clinics
Monday to Friday (0800 - 1600).
(d) An Endocrinologist visits the clinic three times per week.
(e) All Registered Nurses at the clinics are employed as diabetes educators, see (a).
(f)(i-iii) Refer to the table below:
2012
2013
2104
Diabetes Educator
800
817
793
Diabetes Clinic
405
411
466
Dietetic Clinic
652
1016
1212
Podiatry
704
695
689
Endocrinology
140
186
208
Totals
2701
3125
3368
Gestational diabetes and diabetic adolescent appointments are not recorded separately and are incorporated into the Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Clinic and Dietetic Clinic figures.
(g)(i-iii) Refer to the table below:
2012
2013
2104
Diabetes Educator
2587
2562
2592
Diabetes Clinic
760
783
921
Dietetic Clinic
1217
2092
2482
Podiatry
2400
2395
2198
Endocrinology
266
343
406
Totals
7230
8175
8599
Gestational diabetes and diabetic adolescent appointments are not recorded separately and incorporated into the Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Clinic and Dietetic Clinic figures.
(h)(i-iii) Refer to the table below:
2012
2013
2104
Endocrinologist
0.76
0.80
0.77
Diabetes Nurse
2.5
2.5
2.5
Dietitian
1.0
0.77
1.0
Podiatrist
1.0
1.0
1.0
Totals
5.26
5.07
5.27
There are no plans at present to increase the number of FTE staff at the clinic.

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