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❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about the allocation of 174 FTE staff budgeted for contracted mental health services in the South West electoral district. The Minister's answer indicates no specific allocation to the South West and inability to disaggregate FTE by Health Service.

AnsweredQoN 1820Legislative Council

Asked

21 October 2014

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to additional staff referenced under the line item "Contracted Mental Health" on page 144 of the Budget, and ask: (a) of the additional 174 full time equivalent staff budgeted for 2014-15, how many will be based in the South West electoral district; (b) where in the South West will they be located; and (c) what organisations and agencies will receive additional staff and what positions will those additional staff hold?

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Answered

2 December 2014

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health

Response time

42 days

(a) Nil. The FTE numbers in the budget papers are modelled amounts based on the salary components of the expenditure item. It is not possible to disaggregate the modelled FTE by Health Service. Funding was allocated to all Health Services for this program to deliver contracted mental health services. The WA Country Health Service would have distributed this funding based on their priorities.
(b-c) Not applicable.

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