❓ Hon. Donna Faragher questions the Minister for Health regarding increased staffing at the Child and Adolescent Health Service to address paediatric wait times, seeking details on staffing numbers, funding, and budget source. The Minister provides a breakdown of staff positions, funding amount, and confirms the funding came from within the CAHS budget.
AnsweredQoN 382Legislative Council
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE
382. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to The West Australian news article titled ''Desperate Perth parents facing huge waiting list
for public and private paediatricians'' published on 15 June 2021, which
states that the Child and Adolescent Health Service —
has invested in additional
paediatrician and allied health staff between February and November 2021 to
reduce wait times for families �
(1) Will the
minister provide a breakdown of the number of additional full-time equivalents
by staff position employed by the Child and Adolescent Health Service during
the period in question?
(2) What is the total amount of
additional funding to deliver this staffing increase?
(3) Has the state
government provided the Child and Adolescent Health Service with additional
funding to deliver this staffing increase or
were funds sourced from within the Department of Health's existing
budget?
382. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to The West Australian news article titled ''Desperate Perth parents facing huge waiting list
for public and private paediatricians'' published on 15 June 2021, which
states that the Child and Adolescent Health Service —
has invested in additional
paediatrician and allied health staff between February and November 2021 to
reduce wait times for families �
(1) Will the
minister provide a breakdown of the number of additional full-time equivalents
by staff position employed by the Child and Adolescent Health Service during
the period in question?
(2) What is the total amount of
additional funding to deliver this staffing increase?
(3) Has the state
government provided the Child and Adolescent Health Service with additional
funding to deliver this staffing increase or
were funds sourced from within the Department of Health's existing
budget?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question, which I am answering on behalf of the Minister for
Mental Health.
(1) The breakdown is as follows: two FTE paediatric
registrars; 1.5 FTE paediatric consultant; one FTE clinical nurse specialist; one FTE speech pathologist; 1.5
FTE clinical psychologist; 0.8 FTE social worker; 0.6 FTE occupational
therapist; 0.6 FTE allied health assistant; and 3.5 FTE administrative
assistants.
(2) It is $1.6 million between
January and November 2021.
(3) This was funding from within
the Child and Adolescent Health Service budget.
some notice of the question, which I am answering on behalf of the Minister for
Mental Health.
(1) The breakdown is as follows: two FTE paediatric
registrars; 1.5 FTE paediatric consultant; one FTE clinical nurse specialist; one FTE speech pathologist; 1.5
FTE clinical psychologist; 0.8 FTE social worker; 0.6 FTE occupational
therapist; 0.6 FTE allied health assistant; and 3.5 FTE administrative
assistants.
(2) It is $1.6 million between
January and November 2021.
(3) This was funding from within
the Child and Adolescent Health Service budget.
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