❓ Question regarding the number, cost, and reasons for employing agency nurses at Albany Health Campus between May 2013 and February 2014. The Minister provided figures on FTE, total cost, and explanations for agency nurse usage.
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In regards to Albany Health Campus' Agency Nurses, can the Minister please advise: (a) between 1 May 2013 and 1 March 2014, how many agency nurses have been employed at the health campus; (b) what was the total cost of employing these nurses; and (c) what was the reason for employing the nurses?
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Answered
1 April 2014
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(a) For the period 1 May 2013 until 28 February 2014, there was a total of 25.4 FTE agency nurses employed at the Albany Health Campus. The average agency utilisation from 1 May 2013 to 28 February 2014 was 2.60 FTE per month.
(b) $351,862.
(c) The reasons for employing agency nurses are multiple, including to provide operational cover for short-term unplanned vacancy in nursing positions (such as for essential coverage of urgent adhoc personal leave) and for planned leave in speciality nursing positions, such as the Emergency Department, for renal dialysis and in the high dependency unit if local casual relief is not available.
(b) $351,862.
(c) The reasons for employing agency nurses are multiple, including to provide operational cover for short-term unplanned vacancy in nursing positions (such as for essential coverage of urgent adhoc personal leave) and for planned leave in speciality nursing positions, such as the Emergency Department, for renal dialysis and in the high dependency unit if local casual relief is not available.
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