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❓ This parliamentary question seeks to determine the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) school health nurses employed by the Department of Health, broken down by metropolitan and country health services. The answer provides approximate figures due to the flexible nature of community health nurses in rural areas.

AnsweredQoN 1299Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 October 2013

Member

Mr R.H. Cook

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to the School Health nurses employed by the Department of Health, and I ask: (a) as at 9 March 2013, how many full-time equivalents (FTE) school health nurses were employed by the Department of Health; and (b) of the FTE outlined above how many were employed by: (i) the Metropolitan Child and Adolescent Health Service; and (ii) the WA Country Health service?

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Answered

19 November 2013

Responded by

Minister for Health

Response time

34 days

All figures provided are approximate as the WA Country Health Service component can only be estimated (explanation provided in (b)(ii) below).
(a) Approximately 177 as at 31 March 2013.
(b)(i) 121.
(ii) Approximately 56. In the WA Country Health Service community health nurses work flexibly across the community health sector, including child and school health services as required, hence this number is an estimate.

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