❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding doctor availability at Pilbara hospitals. The response indicates no instances of unrostered doctors, but one instance of an uncontactable doctor at Tom Price Hospital who was unable to respond, impacting one ATS 2 patient.
AnsweredQoN 2453Legislative Council
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In relation to the Karratha, Port Hedland, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Newman and Tom Price hospitals and/or health campuses, I ask: (a) on how many occasions in the last 12 months at each hospital has a doctor not been rostered; (b) with respect to (a), what was the reason for the unavailability of a doctor for each occasion; (c) with respect to (a), on each occasion a doctor was not available to be rostered, how many ATS 1,2 or 3 patients presented to each hospital during each period; (d) on how many occasions has a locum position been unable to be filled at each location; (e) what strategy has the WA Country Health Service put in place to avoid situations when a doctor in not available to be rostered; (f) on how many occasions in the last 12 months at each hospital has a doctor been rostered but unable to be contacted or unable to attend to respond; and (g) with respect to (e) on each occasion a doctor was not available to respond when rostered, how many ATS 1, 2 or 3 patients presented to each hospital during each period?
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Answered
15 October 2019
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a) None.
(b)-(c) Not applicable.
(d) None.
(e) Strategies that WACHS Pilbara has in place to avoid/mitigate the effects of not having an onsite doctor rostered or on-call include:
(f) One at Tom Price Hospital.
(g) One patient triaged ATS Category 2. The patient was treated via ETS immediately and referred and transferred via RFDS.
(a) None.
(b)-(c) Not applicable.
(d) None.
(e) Strategies that WACHS Pilbara has in place to avoid/mitigate the effects of not having an onsite doctor rostered or on-call include:
(f) One at Tom Price Hospital.
(g) One patient triaged ATS Category 2. The patient was treated via ETS immediately and referred and transferred via RFDS.
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