❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about median wait times for primary school children to access speech pathology, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy in various WA Country Health Service regions. The Minister provides a table detailing these wait times.
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I refer to child development services provided by the WA Country Health Service, and I ask, will the Minister advise on the current median wait times for children in the primary years of schooling to access speech pathology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy in each of the following health regions: (a) Kimberley; (b) Pilbara; (c) Midwest; (d) Goldfields; (e) Wheatbelt; (f) South West; and (g) Great Southern?
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Answered
12 October 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
(1) (a)-(g) The median waiting time for children in country WA of primary school age from receipt of referral to attendance at the first appointment is provided in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Median Wait Time of children (5-11 years) for therapy services (days) - WACHS
Region
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Speech Pathology
Kimberley
224
42
58
Pilbara
22
61
36
Midwest
64
55
70
Goldfields
123
28
71
Wheatbelt
56
31
26
South West
50
34
41
Great Southern
81
47
38
Table 1: Median Wait Time of children (5-11 years) for therapy services (days) - WACHS
Region
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Speech Pathology
Kimberley
224
42
58
Pilbara
22
61
36
Midwest
64
55
70
Goldfields
123
28
71
Wheatbelt
56
31
26
South West
50
34
41
Great Southern
81
47
38
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