❓ Hon. Donna Faragher asks about wait times at the State Child Development Centre. Hon. Sue Ellery responds that the average wait time for initial assessment is 25 weeks and provides data on service requests, but not the exact number of children on the waitlist.
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STATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE — WAIT TIMES
I refer to the State Child Development Centre. (1) What is the current average wait time between referral to the centre and initial assessment of a child’s suspected or actual developmental concerns? (2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY
I refer to the State Child Development Centre. (1) What is the current average wait time between referral to the centre and initial assessment of a child’s suspected or actual developmental concerns? (2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(1) What is the current average wait time between referral to the centre and initial assessment of a child’s suspected or actual developmental concerns? (2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(1) What is the current average wait time between referral to the centre and initial assessment of a child’s suspected or actual developmental concerns? (2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(2) What is the current average wait time between a child’s initial assessment and access to each of the treatment therapies provided at the centre? (3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(3) How many children are currently on the centre’s waitlist to access an initial assessment and to access treatment services? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(1) On average, the wait time is 25 weeks. (2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
(2)-(3) Refer to (1). Initial assessment forms part of the treatment. Treatment may include more than one discipline. Data on the actual number of children would need to be obtained by manual tabulation. There are 1 174 requests for service recorded across multiple disciplines. The number is more than the actual number of children, as a child may see more than one specialist.
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