❓ Mr. Cook asks about the number and cost of mental health patients transferred by police between health facilities on behalf of the Department for Health. The answer provides data for regional and metropolitan areas, but cost data for metropolitan areas is unavailable due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 3058Legislative Assembly
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(1) Can the Minister advise how many mental health patients were transferred by police between health facilities on behalf of the Department for Health in each of the following years:
(a) 2006–2007;
(b) 2007–2008;
(c) 2008–2009; and
(d) the six months from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009?
(2) Can the Minister please advise the average cost of each transfer?
(a) 2006–2007;
(b) 2007–2008;
(c) 2008–2009; and
(d) the six months from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009?
(2) Can the Minister please advise the average cost of each transfer?
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Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
33 days
1)
(a) Metropolitan = 244, Regional WA = figures not available as accurate specific data was not recorded at this time.
(b) 797 (Metropolitan = 382, Regional WA = 415)
(c) 723 (Metropolitan = 356, Regional WA = 367)
(d) 459 (Metropolitan = 283, Regional WA = 176)
2)
For Regional WA the average cost per escort is $900 - $1000 per officer.
The average costs for the metropolitan region cannot be provided as there is a difference in the way mental health patient escort expenses are recorded administratively in metropolitan and Regional WA i.e. mental health escorts in Regional WA will generally incur a Travel Allowance and this financial data is recorded in RMIS. To determine an average cost per escort in the metropolitan region would take a significant amount of time to collate. The Commissioner of Police has advised he is not prepared to divert resources from core policing activities to obtain this information.
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(a) Metropolitan = 244, Regional WA = figures not available as accurate specific data was not recorded at this time.
(b) 797 (Metropolitan = 382, Regional WA = 415)
(c) 723 (Metropolitan = 356, Regional WA = 367)
(d) 459 (Metropolitan = 283, Regional WA = 176)
2)
For Regional WA the average cost per escort is $900 - $1000 per officer.
The average costs for the metropolitan region cannot be provided as there is a difference in the way mental health patient escort expenses are recorded administratively in metropolitan and Regional WA i.e. mental health escorts in Regional WA will generally incur a Travel Allowance and this financial data is recorded in RMIS. To determine an average cost per escort in the metropolitan region would take a significant amount of time to collate. The Commissioner of Police has advised he is not prepared to divert resources from core policing activities to obtain this information.
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