❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks data on doctor employment, doctor-to-population ratios, total medical staff numbers in WA public hospitals, and specific doctor vacancy numbers at major hospitals. The answer provides comparative FTE data, staff numbers by area health service, and vacancy details for specific hospitals.
AnsweredQoN 3557Legislative Council
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(1) How many doctors are employed in Western Australia’s public hospitals?
(2) What is the ratio of doctors to population in Western Australia’s public hospitals and how does this compare to other state and territories?
(3) How many medical staff (doctors and nurses) are working at each of Western Australia’s public hospitals?
(4) What is the current number of doctors positions required but not filled for -
(a) Royal Perth Hospital;
(b) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital;
(c) Fremantle Hospital; and
(d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(2) What is the ratio of doctors to population in Western Australia’s public hospitals and how does this compare to other state and territories?
(3) How many medical staff (doctors and nurses) are working at each of Western Australia’s public hospitals?
(4) What is the current number of doctors positions required but not filled for -
(a) Royal Perth Hospital;
(b) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital;
(c) Fremantle Hospital; and
(d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
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Answered
22 August 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
82 days
(b) Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; (c) Fremantle Hospital; and (d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(c) Fremantle Hospital; and (d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(2) The only comparative figures available on FTE are obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report - Australian Hospital Statistics 2004/05 . The FTE reported in this publication are based on a productive hours measure and not a financial measure. The number of public hospital full time equivalent salaried medical officers per 100,000 population in Western Australia and in other States and Territories is as follows: State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
The number of public hospital full time equivalent salaried medical officers per 100,000 population in Western Australia and in other States and Territories is as follows: State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
[1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(c) Fremantle Hospital; and (d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(d) Princess Margaret Hospital?
(2) The only comparative figures available on FTE are obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report - Australian Hospital Statistics 2004/05 . The FTE reported in this publication are based on a productive hours measure and not a financial measure. The number of public hospital full time equivalent salaried medical officers per 100,000 population in Western Australia and in other States and Territories is as follows: State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
The number of public hospital full time equivalent salaried medical officers per 100,000 population in Western Australia and in other States and Territories is as follows: State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
State & Territory Ratio (medical officers per 100,000 population) Population '000 [1] FTE [2] NSW 106.95 6,803.0 7,276 Vic 110.00 5,052.0 5,557 Qld 94.65 4,001.0 3,787 SA 109.94 1,546.3 1,700 WA 98.39 2,028.7 1,996 Tas 90.72 487.2 442 NT 128.61 204.5 263 ACT 114.17 326.7 373 Australia 104.62 20,449.4 21,394 [1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
[1] Per 100,000 population. Source data from a) Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 3101.0 Aust Demographic Statistics Dec 2005, and b) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2006. Australian hospital statistics 2004-05. AIHW cat. no. HSE 41. Canberra: AIHW Health Services Series no. 26, p34. (3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(3) The number of doctors and nurses working at each health service are: Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
Area Health Service FTE North Metropolitan Area Health Service 3,271 South Metropolitan Area Health Service 4,857 Women's and Children's 1,428 WA Country Health Service 2,488 Pathology West 82 Drug and Alcohol Office 42 Dental Services 103 Health System Support 20 TOTAL 12,291 (4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(4) (a) RPH Vacant Senior Positions: 8.2 FTE RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
RPH Vacant Junior Positions: 17 FTE plus 27 FTE leave relief positions. (b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(b) 13 RMO's 1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
1 Registrar 2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
2 Consultants (currently being advertised) (c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(c) Number of doctor's positions required but not filled at Fremantle Hospital: 8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
8 Junior Medical Staff. (d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
(d) 3 Full time consultant positions currently not filled. 7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
7 Sessional consultant positions currently not filled. 4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
4 Registrar positions currently not filled. 9 Resident positions currently not filled.
9 Resident positions currently not filled.
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