❓ Hon Robin Chapple requests a breakdown of preventable hospitalisation data for children in the Pilbara by town. The Minister provides updated data but cannot provide a town-by-town breakdown due to data limitations from the ABS and small sample sizes.
AnsweredQoN 2794Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the
Pilbara Health Profile 2018;
Planning and Evaluation Unit (November 2018)
, published by the WA Country Health Service, and specifically
Table 9
on page 25; regarding 'Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations' for children under 14, and I ask:
(a) will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the data contained within
Table 9
by towns within the Pilbara Health Profile;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) given that the report's data is for the years 2011 to 2015, does the Department have any more recent data;
(d) if no to (c), why not;
(e) if yes to (c), will the Minister please provide that data:
(i) in the format given in the report; and
(ii) by town, within the the Pilbara; and
(f) if no to (e), why not?
Pilbara Health Profile 2018;
Planning and Evaluation Unit (November 2018)
, published by the WA Country Health Service, and specifically
Table 9
on page 25; regarding 'Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations' for children under 14, and I ask:
(a) will the Minister please provide a breakdown of the data contained within
Table 9
by towns within the Pilbara Health Profile;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) given that the report's data is for the years 2011 to 2015, does the Department have any more recent data;
(d) if no to (c), why not;
(e) if yes to (c), will the Minister please provide that data:
(i) in the format given in the report; and
(ii) by town, within the the Pilbara; and
(f) if no to (e), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 March 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) No. (b) The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the standardised rate ratio (SRR) as displayed in Table 9 . In addition, the small number of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2011 to 2015 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area. (c) Yes. The Department has now provided data for the period 2014 to 2018 in Table 1. See tabled paper no. (d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(b) The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the standardised rate ratio (SRR) as displayed in Table 9 . In addition, the small number of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2011 to 2015 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area. (c) Yes. The Department has now provided data for the period 2014 to 2018 in Table 1. See tabled paper no. (d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(c) Yes. The Department has now provided data for the period 2014 to 2018 in Table 1. See tabled paper no. (d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(b) The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the standardised rate ratio (SRR) as displayed in Table 9 . In addition, the small number of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2011 to 2015 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area. (c) Yes. The Department has now provided data for the period 2014 to 2018 in Table 1. See tabled paper no. (d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(c) Yes. The Department has now provided data for the period 2014 to 2018 in Table 1. See tabled paper no. (d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(d) Not applicable. (e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(e)(i)Yes, see Table 1, with one minor modification relating to the colour shading of the SRR values. An additional category, where local rates are similar to the State rate, has been added (highlighted in blue). (ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(ii) No. (f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
(f) The ABS does not provide suitable population data for towns, which is required in order to calculate the SRR as displayed in Table 1. In addition, the small number of PPH for children aged 0-14 years by condition over the five-year period 2014-2018 precludes the further breakdown of this analysis by geographical area.
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