❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on ambulance transfers in the South West region, including costs, volunteer involvement, and the feasibility of a dedicated transfer service. The Minister provides some data but declines funding for a dedicated service.
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(1) How many inter-hospital ambulance transfers occurred in 2006 between hospitals in the South West as defined by the South West Area Health boundary?
(2) How many ambulance transfers occurred between South West hospitals and Perth hospitals in 2006?
(3) How many hospital-nursing home ambulance transfers occurred in the South West in 2006?
(4) How many hospital-RFDS ambulance transfers occurred in the South West in 2006?
(5) How many of the transfers contained in questions (1) to (4) involved volunteer ambulance services?
(6) How many of the transfers contained in questions (1) to (4) were conducted solely by volunteer ambulance officers?
(7) What was the total cost incurred in providing the ambulance transfers contained in questions (1) to (4)?
(8) What level of overtime was paid to employed staff to service the transfers included in questions (1) to (4)?
(9) How many transfers are needed for a dedicated ambulance transfer service to be funded and based in the South West?
(10) What would be the cost of providing a dedicated ambulance transfer service in the South West under the auspices of St John’s Ambulance Service?
(11) How much is St John’s Ambulance Service funded for South West ambulance transfers as indicated in questions (1) to (4)?
(12) Will the Minister consider funding a dedicated ambulance transfer service in the South West?
(2) How many ambulance transfers occurred between South West hospitals and Perth hospitals in 2006?
(3) How many hospital-nursing home ambulance transfers occurred in the South West in 2006?
(4) How many hospital-RFDS ambulance transfers occurred in the South West in 2006?
(5) How many of the transfers contained in questions (1) to (4) involved volunteer ambulance services?
(6) How many of the transfers contained in questions (1) to (4) were conducted solely by volunteer ambulance officers?
(7) What was the total cost incurred in providing the ambulance transfers contained in questions (1) to (4)?
(8) What level of overtime was paid to employed staff to service the transfers included in questions (1) to (4)?
(9) How many transfers are needed for a dedicated ambulance transfer service to be funded and based in the South West?
(10) What would be the cost of providing a dedicated ambulance transfer service in the South West under the auspices of St John’s Ambulance Service?
(11) How much is St John’s Ambulance Service funded for South West ambulance transfers as indicated in questions (1) to (4)?
(12) Will the Minister consider funding a dedicated ambulance transfer service in the South West?
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Answered
19 March 2007
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
20 days
(2) There were 158 road ambulance transfers from South West hospitals to Perth hospitals in 2006. (3) In 2006 there were 82 ambulance transfers from South West hospitals to nursing homes and hostels. (4) In 2006 St John Ambulance Australia - WA Ambulance Service (SJA) transported 656 patients from South West hospitals to airports for transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). (5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(3) In 2006 there were 82 ambulance transfers from South West hospitals to nursing homes and hostels. (4) In 2006 St John Ambulance Australia - WA Ambulance Service (SJA) transported 656 patients from South West hospitals to airports for transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). (5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(4) In 2006 St John Ambulance Australia - WA Ambulance Service (SJA) transported 656 patients from South West hospitals to airports for transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). (5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(12) No.
(3) In 2006 there were 82 ambulance transfers from South West hospitals to nursing homes and hostels. (4) In 2006 St John Ambulance Australia - WA Ambulance Service (SJA) transported 656 patients from South West hospitals to airports for transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). (5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(4) In 2006 St John Ambulance Australia - WA Ambulance Service (SJA) transported 656 patients from South West hospitals to airports for transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). (5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(5) & (6) In 2006, 15 of the 18 South West Ambulance sub-centres have only volunteer ambulance officers. These 15 centres undertook 1,019 of the 2,074 trips reported in answer to questions (1) to (4). One sub-centre has both volunteer ambulance officers and career paramedics and that centre carried out another 603 trips. It is not possible to identify separately how many trips managed by this sub-centre involved only volunteer ambulance officers. (7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(7) The South West Health Area paid invoices totalling $1,455,209 (ex GST) for the 1,992 inter-hospital transfer trips in 2006. (8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(8) This amount and cost of any overtime paid to career paramedics at Bunbury / Collie and Busselton is unavailable. SJA does not record overtime against individual cases. (9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(9) Most of the patient transfers to Perth (by road or RFDS) do not leave from Bunbury. Career paramedics undertake around 90% of road ambulance transfers to Perth. Around 60% of South West inter-hospital transfers are within the South West. Busselton, with a mixed Career and Volunteer staff, is involved in almost half of these. Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(10) Without a specific proposal, this question cannot be answered. (11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(11) The South West Health Area paid SJA $1,431,059 (ex GST) for a total of 1,969 inter?hospital transfer trips in 2006. Individual trips are invoiced. Ambulance transfers from a hospital to a nursing home or hostel are not inter?hospital transfers and are not charged to a Health Service. (12) No.
(12) No.
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