❓ Hon Barbara Scott's QoN 3419 seeks data on waitlists for various health services (child medical officers, speech pathology, etc.) for children aged 0-3 and 4-9 in WA. The answer provides waitlist numbers but notes data limitations regarding urgency and specific service needs.
AnsweredQoN 3419Legislative Council
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(b) transition to school 4-9 years,
(ii) child medical officers; (iii) speech pathology; (iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(iii) speech pathology; (iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(ix) dietician?
(ii) child medical officers; (iii) speech pathology; (iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(iii) speech pathology; (iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(iv) occupational therapy; (v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(v) physiotherapy; (vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(vi) social work; (vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(vii) clinical psychologist; (viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(viii) audiologist; and (ix) dietician?
(ix) dietician?
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Answered
1 June 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
29 days
The number of children on waitlist at each of the health services in Western Australia for the age groups 0-3 and 4-9 for the services (i) to (ix) are listed in the attached table
[tabled paper no ___].
It should be noted that child development services do not keep uniform data on the urgency of children on the waitlist or on the specific service within each discipline that is required. Therefore the data kept is not indicative of the demand for and relative need for these services.
[tabled paper no ___].
It should be noted that child development services do not keep uniform data on the urgency of children on the waitlist or on the specific service within each discipline that is required. Therefore the data kept is not indicative of the demand for and relative need for these services.
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