❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding psychiatrist workforce numbers, employment types, and resignations within WA Health Service Providers from 2023-2026. The answer provides data on FTE, employment status and resignations.
AnsweredQoN 1711Legislative Assembly
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To the Minister for Health: (a) I refer to the psychiatrist workforce providing services to WA Health and I ask for each of the financial years 2023–24, 2024–25 and for 2025–26 to date, how many psychiatrists provided clinical services at each public hospital, community mental health service or other clinical service provider within: (i) East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS); (ii) North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS); (iii) South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS); (iv) WA Country Health Service (WACHS); and (v) Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS); (b) Of the psychiatrists identified in (a), for each of the financial years listed and for each public hospital, community mental health service or other clinical service provider within each Health Service Provider: (i) how many were directly employed by WA Health; and (ii) how many were engaged as visiting medical practitioners, consultants or contractors; and (c) For each of the financial years listed in (a), how many psychiatrists resigned from positions in each Health Service Provider, broken down by individual public hospital, community mental health service or other clinical service provider?
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Answered
17 March 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
9 days
(a)
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26 (YTD)
EMHS (FTE)
38.20
38.85
39.24
NMHS (FTE)
89.1
96.4
98.1
SMHS (FTE)
57.34
53.23
62.30
WACHS
N/A
N/A
N/A
CAHS
23.5
22.1
24.8
(b)
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26
(i)
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
(i) (YTD)
(ii) (YTD)
EMHS (FTE)
22.68
15.52
26.01
12.84
25.44
13.80
NMHS (FTE)
68.5
20.6
80.8
15.6
85.9
12.2
SMHS (FTE)
42.46
14.88
50.45
2.78
60.12
2.18
WACHS (FTE)
18.17
N/A
19.52
N/A
20.99
N/A
CAHS (FTE)
21.2
2.4
19.5
2.6
24.1
0.7
(c)
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26
EMHS (FTE)
Specialist Community Mental Health
N/A
1.00
N/A
Midland Community Mental Health
0.60
1.50
1.60
Armadale Hospital
1.40
N/A
1.00
Bentley Health Service & Community
1.00
1.10
3.00
Royal Perth Hospital & City East Community
4.80
2.00
1.90
NMHS (FTE)
2.1
3.3
2.5
SMHS (FTE)
1.51
1.61
0
WACHS
2
7
0
CAHS
PCH
1
1
1
CAHS - Community
3
N/A
N/A
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26 (YTD)
EMHS (FTE)
38.20
38.85
39.24
NMHS (FTE)
89.1
96.4
98.1
SMHS (FTE)
57.34
53.23
62.30
WACHS
N/A
N/A
N/A
CAHS
23.5
22.1
24.8
(b)
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26
(i)
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
(i) (YTD)
(ii) (YTD)
EMHS (FTE)
22.68
15.52
26.01
12.84
25.44
13.80
NMHS (FTE)
68.5
20.6
80.8
15.6
85.9
12.2
SMHS (FTE)
42.46
14.88
50.45
2.78
60.12
2.18
WACHS (FTE)
18.17
N/A
19.52
N/A
20.99
N/A
CAHS (FTE)
21.2
2.4
19.5
2.6
24.1
0.7
(c)
FINANCIAL YEAR
HSP
2023–24
2024–25
2025–26
EMHS (FTE)
Specialist Community Mental Health
N/A
1.00
N/A
Midland Community Mental Health
0.60
1.50
1.60
Armadale Hospital
1.40
N/A
1.00
Bentley Health Service & Community
1.00
1.10
3.00
Royal Perth Hospital & City East Community
4.80
2.00
1.90
NMHS (FTE)
2.1
3.3
2.5
SMHS (FTE)
1.51
1.61
0
WACHS
2
7
0
CAHS
PCH
1
1
1
CAHS - Community
3
N/A
N/A
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