❓ Dr. Hames inquires about maintenance, upgrades, and staffing at the Yarloop Hospital site. The response details recent upgrades costing $50,000 and lists the staff roles and services provided at the Yarloop Community Health Centre.
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(2) What maintenance or upgrades have been undertaken in the last few months and what was the cost of this work?
(3) How many staff are still based in the Yarloop Hospital site and what are their roles?
(3) How many staff are still based in the Yarloop Hospital site and what are their roles?
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Answered
16 October 2007
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(1) The services operating at the Yarloop Community Health Centre are:
- Registered nurse service - 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.
- Visiting allied health services (most are fortnightly) - child health, social work, occupational therapy, health promotion and speech therapy.
- Day Centre - 2 days per week.
- General Practitioner services - 2 hours per week.
- Needle Syringe Program - dispensing 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.
(2) The maintenance and upgrades, to the value of $50,000, that have been undertaken in the last few months include:
- The Security system has been upgraded.
- The old hospital kitchen has been decommissioned and an area in the main part of the facility has been converted to a new kitchen area.
- The boiler service has been decommissioned.
- The interior walls have been repainted.
- The installation of partitioning with door access, fitted along corridors to improve environmental control.
- The relocation of the existing split system air-conditioner to the main corridor.
- Minor works and air conditioning of the former Doctor's Surgery/Day Centre prior to handover to the Yarloop community's Telecentre.
(3) The number of staff and their roles at the Yarloop Community Health Centre are as follows:
- A registered nurse providing practice nurse (for the General Practitioner) services, Day Centre assistance, coordination of centre, health promotion, the Needle Syringe Program and general administrative duties.
- Support services of cleaning and gardening - 3 days per week.
- Day Centre staff - 1 registered nurse and 1 enrolled nurse both work 2 days per week. Facilitation of crafts, games and outings, serving meals, general day care nursing of the elderly day care clients.
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- Registered nurse service - 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.
- Visiting allied health services (most are fortnightly) - child health, social work, occupational therapy, health promotion and speech therapy.
- Day Centre - 2 days per week.
- General Practitioner services - 2 hours per week.
- Needle Syringe Program - dispensing 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.
(2) The maintenance and upgrades, to the value of $50,000, that have been undertaken in the last few months include:
- The Security system has been upgraded.
- The old hospital kitchen has been decommissioned and an area in the main part of the facility has been converted to a new kitchen area.
- The boiler service has been decommissioned.
- The interior walls have been repainted.
- The installation of partitioning with door access, fitted along corridors to improve environmental control.
- The relocation of the existing split system air-conditioner to the main corridor.
- Minor works and air conditioning of the former Doctor's Surgery/Day Centre prior to handover to the Yarloop community's Telecentre.
(3) The number of staff and their roles at the Yarloop Community Health Centre are as follows:
- A registered nurse providing practice nurse (for the General Practitioner) services, Day Centre assistance, coordination of centre, health promotion, the Needle Syringe Program and general administrative duties.
- Support services of cleaning and gardening - 3 days per week.
- Day Centre staff - 1 registered nurse and 1 enrolled nurse both work 2 days per week. Facilitation of crafts, games and outings, serving meals, general day care nursing of the elderly day care clients.
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