❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the relocation of mental health services for children and adolescents from Bentley Adolescent Unit to the new Children's Hospital, focusing on bed numbers, age ranges, staffing, funding, and parking concerns. The Minister's response clarifies the details of the relocation and future plans.
AnsweredQoN 4664Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Minister’s announcement that mental health services for children and adolescents under 16 will be consolidated at the new Children’s Hospital to be built at the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) medical centre, and ask:
(a) as the Minister indicated that six beds will be relocated from the Bentley Adolescent Unit (BAU) and centralised at the new facility at QEII, when will the six beds at BAU close; and
(i) what was the rationale behind this decision;
(b) the beds at BAU currently treat patients up to 18 years of age, whereas the new facility proposed at QEII will only treat patients up to 16 years of age – where will patients that fall through this age gap be treated;
(c) will any of the beds at BAU earmarked being relocated be secure beds;
(d) will any of the beds at BAU earmarked for relocation be beds for Community Treatment Order patients;
(e) how many (if any) Full Time Equivalent staff will be transferred from BAU as part of this process;
(f) will any other Child and Adolescent Health Services currently delivered at Bentley be transferred to the new Children’s Hospital; and
(i) if so, which other services;
(g) how many secure beds will be at the new Children’s Hospital Mental Health facility;
(h) how much operational funding will transfer from the operational budget of BAU to the new Children’s Hospital as part of this consolidation process; and
(i) does the Minister concede that parking is likely to be more expensive and less accessible for staff, patients and visitors alike at the QEII site compared to Bentley?
(a) as the Minister indicated that six beds will be relocated from the Bentley Adolescent Unit (BAU) and centralised at the new facility at QEII, when will the six beds at BAU close; and
(i) what was the rationale behind this decision;
(b) the beds at BAU currently treat patients up to 18 years of age, whereas the new facility proposed at QEII will only treat patients up to 16 years of age – where will patients that fall through this age gap be treated;
(c) will any of the beds at BAU earmarked being relocated be secure beds;
(d) will any of the beds at BAU earmarked for relocation be beds for Community Treatment Order patients;
(e) how many (if any) Full Time Equivalent staff will be transferred from BAU as part of this process;
(f) will any other Child and Adolescent Health Services currently delivered at Bentley be transferred to the new Children’s Hospital; and
(i) if so, which other services;
(g) how many secure beds will be at the new Children’s Hospital Mental Health facility;
(h) how much operational funding will transfer from the operational budget of BAU to the new Children’s Hospital as part of this consolidation process; and
(i) does the Minister concede that parking is likely to be more expensive and less accessible for staff, patients and visitors alike at the QEII site compared to Bentley?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
34 days
(a) No beds will be closing; six beds for young people under 16 years of age will be relocated to the New Children's Hospital (NCH). The anticipated date of relocation is in 2015 when the NCH has been commissioned.
(i) The relocation of six beds from the Bentley Adolescent Unit to the NCH will provide a single tertiary level service to patients under the age of 16 years on one site ensuring continuity of care for this patient group. The relocation also enables the coordination and synergy between the child/adolescent's mental health care needs and physical health care needs.
(b) At this stage there have been no decisions regarding the future of the remaining six beds at the Bentley Adolescent Unit, which will be for those young people over the age of 16 years. The Department of Health will continue to utilise the remaining six beds for young people over the age of 16 years.
(c) All beds at the NCH will have the capacity to be authorised. To meet varying clinical needs, there will be a High Dependency Unit (Focal Care), younger children's pod and adolescent pod.
(d) As the unit will be authorised under the Mental Health Act, this option is available if clinically appropriate.
(e) FTE allocation is yet to be finalised, however it is anticipated that approximately 11 FTE may be transferred.
(f) Yes.
(i) Transition Unit, which is a Day Therapy Program.
(g) The entire unit will be capable of being Authorised and will have a total of 20 beds.
(h) Funding allocation is yet to be finalised, however it is anticipated that approximately 50 percent of the operational funding will be transferred as part of the consolidation process.
(i). The Queen Elizabeth II site will have a ratio of car bays to employees/visitors similar to that of Bentley. These ratios are defined by the West Australian Planning Commission through its access and congestion policy. Hospital sites endeavour to set visitor parking fees below commercial rates.
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(i) The relocation of six beds from the Bentley Adolescent Unit to the NCH will provide a single tertiary level service to patients under the age of 16 years on one site ensuring continuity of care for this patient group. The relocation also enables the coordination and synergy between the child/adolescent's mental health care needs and physical health care needs.
(b) At this stage there have been no decisions regarding the future of the remaining six beds at the Bentley Adolescent Unit, which will be for those young people over the age of 16 years. The Department of Health will continue to utilise the remaining six beds for young people over the age of 16 years.
(c) All beds at the NCH will have the capacity to be authorised. To meet varying clinical needs, there will be a High Dependency Unit (Focal Care), younger children's pod and adolescent pod.
(d) As the unit will be authorised under the Mental Health Act, this option is available if clinically appropriate.
(e) FTE allocation is yet to be finalised, however it is anticipated that approximately 11 FTE may be transferred.
(f) Yes.
(i) Transition Unit, which is a Day Therapy Program.
(g) The entire unit will be capable of being Authorised and will have a total of 20 beds.
(h) Funding allocation is yet to be finalised, however it is anticipated that approximately 50 percent of the operational funding will be transferred as part of the consolidation process.
(i). The Queen Elizabeth II site will have a ratio of car bays to employees/visitors similar to that of Bentley. These ratios are defined by the West Australian Planning Commission through its access and congestion policy. Hospital sites endeavour to set visitor parking fees below commercial rates.
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