❓ Mr Cook questions the Minister for Health regarding the commitment to hire 100 new child health nurses, seeking data on current staffing levels, recruitment progress, expenditure, and assessment rates for children across various age groups and locations. The Minister provides some data and refers to tabled papers for detailed breakdowns.
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I refer to the commitment in the May budget in 2012 for 100 new and additional full-time equivalent (FTE) child health nurses and ask: (a) how many child health nurses were employed by WA Health as at 20 May 2012; (b) how many child health nurses are currently employed by WA Health; (c) how many new and additional FTE child health nurses have been recruited since 20 May 2012 to date; (d) will the recruitment of child health nurses be exempt from the State Government’s current freeze on public sector jobs; (e) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of where the new and additional FTE child health nurses that have been recruited are located; (f) how much money has been spent since 20 May 2012 on the new and additional child health nurses; (g) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of all children who received their newborn assessment in 2012; (h) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their newborn assessment in 2013; (i) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their three to four month assessment in 2012; (j) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their three to four month assessment in 2013; (k) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their eight month assessment in 2012; (l) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their eight month assessment in 2013; (m) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their 18 month assessment in 2012; (n) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their 18 month assessment in 2013; (o) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their three year old assessment in 2012; (p) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their three year old assessment in 2013; (q) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their before school entry assessment in 2012; and (r) can the Minister provide a breakdown (by location) of the percentage of children who received their before school entry assessment in 2013?
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Answered
11 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(a) 197.7 FTE.
(b) Approximately 251.5 FTE as at 9 May 2014.
(c) 53.8 FTE child health nurses have been recruited between 20 May 2012 to 30 April 2014.
(d) Yes.
(e) [See tabled paper no]
(f) $12.670 million has been spent between 20 May 2012 and 30 April 2014.
(g-p) [See tabled paper no] for the percentages for requested assessments by metropolitan and rural Western Australia. Data are not available at individual location level at this time.
(q-r) [See tabled paper no]
(b) Approximately 251.5 FTE as at 9 May 2014.
(c) 53.8 FTE child health nurses have been recruited between 20 May 2012 to 30 April 2014.
(d) Yes.
(e) [See tabled paper no]
(f) $12.670 million has been spent between 20 May 2012 and 30 April 2014.
(g-p) [See tabled paper no] for the percentages for requested assessments by metropolitan and rural Western Australia. Data are not available at individual location level at this time.
(q-r) [See tabled paper no]
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