Metropolitan Child Development Service—Paediatrician access 965. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health: I refer to the metropolitan Child Development

AnsweredQoN 965Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2025
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Health

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Metropolitan Child Development Service—Paediatrician
access
965. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Health:
I refer to the
metropolitan Child Development Service in Western Australia.
(1) How many children
in the primary years of schooling are currently waiting to access a
paediatrician through this service?
(2) What is the current median wait time to access
a paediatrician through this service for children in the primary years of
schooling?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) There are 11,953 children as of 30 September
2025.
(2) It is 18.7 months as of 30 September 2025.

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