❓ Hon. Alison Xamon asks about patient numbers, Aboriginal patient numbers, admissions, and referrals from Broome Hospital's mental health inpatient unit, particularly to Graylands Hospital. The Minister provides the requested data, noting a possible reason for Graylands referrals related to the unit's initial secure area authorization.
AnsweredQoN 914Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BROOME
HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT UNIT
914. Hon
ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to Broome Hospital's mental health inpatient
unit.
(1) How many patients have presented to the unit since its
opening?
(2) How many of the patients in
answer (1) are Aboriginal?
(3) How many patients are being admitted
to the unit?
(4) How many of the patients in
answer (3) are Aboriginal?
(5) How many patients have been
referred from the unit to Graylands Hospital?
(6) How many patients in answer (5) are Aboriginal?
HOSPITAL — MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT UNIT
914. Hon
ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to Broome Hospital's mental health inpatient
unit.
(1) How many patients have presented to the unit since its
opening?
(2) How many of the patients in
answer (1) are Aboriginal?
(3) How many patients are being admitted
to the unit?
(4) How many of the patients in
answer (3) are Aboriginal?
(5) How many patients have been
referred from the unit to Graylands Hospital?
(6) How many patients in answer (5) are Aboriginal?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) 115 patients presented through Broome Hospital's
emergency department.
(2) 111 Aboriginal people.
(3) 112 people have been admitted to the unit.
(4) 100 of the admitted patients are Aboriginal people.
(5) Five patients have been referred to Graylands Hospital.
(6) All five of the referred patients are Aboriginal people.
I am not sure about the timing of this but I know there was a
time when the secure inpatient area of the new Broome unit had not been
authorised. That is now authorised, of course, and it may well be that those
five people were referred to Graylands Hospital because they needed a higher
level of care than that which was available to them at the new Broome unit at
that time or they required a much higher level of care than what could be
provided, even with the secure unit at Broome.
(1) 115 patients presented through Broome Hospital's
emergency department.
(2) 111 Aboriginal people.
(3) 112 people have been admitted to the unit.
(4) 100 of the admitted patients are Aboriginal people.
(5) Five patients have been referred to Graylands Hospital.
(6) All five of the referred patients are Aboriginal people.
I am not sure about the timing of this but I know there was a
time when the secure inpatient area of the new Broome unit had not been
authorised. That is now authorised, of course, and it may well be that those
five people were referred to Graylands Hospital because they needed a higher
level of care than that which was available to them at the new Broome unit at
that time or they required a much higher level of care than what could be
provided, even with the secure unit at Broome.
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