❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about the number of women diagnosed with perinatal/postnatal depression and ED attendances in WA public and private hospitals. The answer provides public hospital data but lacks private hospital data due to data ownership.
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(1) How many women were diagnosed with perinatal/postnatal depression during a period of care in Western Australian public and private hospitals, in the following financial years: (a) 2018-19; (b) 2019-20; (c) 2020-21; and (d) 2021-22 (to date)? (2) For each financial year referenced in (1), what was the total number of attendances in both public and private emergency departments from a patient with perinatal/postnatal depression?
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Answered
9 August 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
15 days
Women are diagnosed with perinatal/postnatal depression in a range of health care settings, including their General Practitioner’s office, mental health clinical settings and public and private hospitals.
(1) The following data represents women diagnosed with perinatal/postnatal depression in public hospital settings. Data from private hospitals cannot be provided as the Department of Health does not own this data.
(a) 2018-19; 378
(b) 2019-20; 352
(c) 2020-21; 341
(d) 2021-22 (July to December 2021, noting delays with coding data to identify cases); 202
(2) The total number of attendances in public emergency departments from a patient with perinatal/postnatal depression recorded, were as follows:
(a) 2018-19; 54
(b) 2019-20; 58
(c) 2020-21; 51
(d) 2021-22 (July to 12 May 2022); 61
(1) The following data represents women diagnosed with perinatal/postnatal depression in public hospital settings. Data from private hospitals cannot be provided as the Department of Health does not own this data.
(a) 2018-19; 378
(b) 2019-20; 352
(c) 2020-21; 341
(d) 2021-22 (July to December 2021, noting delays with coding data to identify cases); 202
(2) The total number of attendances in public emergency departments from a patient with perinatal/postnatal depression recorded, were as follows:
(a) 2018-19; 54
(b) 2019-20; 58
(c) 2020-21; 51
(d) 2021-22 (July to 12 May 2022); 61
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