❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond questions the availability of child and adolescent mental health services in Bunbury. The Minister indicates appointments are available and urgent cases are prioritised.
AnsweredQoN 1050Legislative Council
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SOUTH WEST CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
1050. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the WA Country Health
Service's child and adolescent mental health service in Bunbury.
(1) Is the
minister aware that currently there are no available appointments for new
referrals at this service?
(2) Is there a system
in place for referring doctors and paediatricians to be made aware that this
service has no available appointments for new referrals?
(3) Is there a plan
in place for parents in the south west to be able to access public child and
adolescent mental health services any time in the future?
1050. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the WA Country Health
Service's child and adolescent mental health service in Bunbury.
(1) Is the
minister aware that currently there are no available appointments for new
referrals at this service?
(2) Is there a system
in place for referring doctors and paediatricians to be made aware that this
service has no available appointments for new referrals?
(3) Is there a plan
in place for parents in the south west to be able to access public child and
adolescent mental health services any time in the future?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) There are
appointments available at the south west child and adolescent mental health
service from the first week of November 2022. When a referral is triaged as
urgent, appointments are offered within 24 to 48 hours.
(2) Not
applicable.
(3) South west
CAMHS continues to provide a high level of care and response to consumers
across all its public mental health services.
some notice of the question.
(1) There are
appointments available at the south west child and adolescent mental health
service from the first week of November 2022. When a referral is triaged as
urgent, appointments are offered within 24 to 48 hours.
(2) Not
applicable.
(3) South west
CAMHS continues to provide a high level of care and response to consumers
across all its public mental health services.
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