❓ Hon Adele Farina asked about vacant state-funded residential occupational therapist positions in several towns. Hon Simon O’Brien responded that there were no vacancies and provided estimated numbers of people requiring occupational therapy services in each town.
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RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS — VACANT POSITIONS
(1) Are there any state-funded residential occupational therapist positions currently vacant in Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland or Newman? (2) If yes, where and for how long have the positions been vacant? (3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) Are there any state-funded residential occupational therapist positions currently vacant in Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland or Newman? (2) If yes, where and for how long have the positions been vacant? (3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(2) If yes, where and for how long have the positions been vacant? (3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(2) If yes, where and for how long have the positions been vacant? (3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(3) Why have the positions not been filled and what has been done to rectify these vacancies? (4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(4) What is the estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(1) No. (2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(2)–(3) Not applicable. (4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
(4) The estimated number of people requiring occupational therapy services for each town is as follows: Broome, 50; Karratha, 65; Port Hedland, 60; and Newman, 25.
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