❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on wait times for children accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across metropolitan and regional areas. The answer provides specific wait time ranges for different CAMHS services.
AnsweredQoN 5160Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many children are waiting for appointments to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services?
(2) What is the average length of waiting time for children in -
(a) North Metropolitan;
(b) South Metropolitan; and
(c) Regional Mental Health Services?
(2) What is the average length of waiting time for children in -
(a) North Metropolitan;
(b) South Metropolitan; and
(c) Regional Mental Health Services?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
57 days
Answer
(1) As at 12 March 2012 there are:
234 children waiting for appointments at the metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
165 children waiting for appointments to the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) CAMHS.
(2) (a & b) CAMHS is no longer structured under north and south metropolitan districts.
In the case of an emergency, the families of children are encouraged to go to the Emergency Department of their local hospital, with Princess Margaret Hospital having access to 24/7 mental health support.
Wait times at specific services range from:
Acute CAMHS
- across the 7 services provided there are 0 days wait time for Psychiatric Nurses PMH Emergency Department to 39 days waiting times for Paediatric Consultation Liaison Outpatients.
Specialist CAMHS -
across the 8 services provided there are 0 days wait time for Youth Reach to 90 days wait time for Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Services.
Community CAMHS -
across the 10 metropolitan services there are 16 days wait time at Warwick CAMHS to 182.5 days wait times for Fremantle CAMHS.
The wait time variation is due to the range of services provided and the number of clinicians at the service.
(c) Children that require urgent assessment are seen within 24 hours.
The median wait time for an appointment at WACHS CAMHS can range from 7 to 100 days.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(1) As at 12 March 2012 there are:
234 children waiting for appointments at the metropolitan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
165 children waiting for appointments to the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) CAMHS.
(2) (a & b) CAMHS is no longer structured under north and south metropolitan districts.
In the case of an emergency, the families of children are encouraged to go to the Emergency Department of their local hospital, with Princess Margaret Hospital having access to 24/7 mental health support.
Wait times at specific services range from:
Acute CAMHS
- across the 7 services provided there are 0 days wait time for Psychiatric Nurses PMH Emergency Department to 39 days waiting times for Paediatric Consultation Liaison Outpatients.
Specialist CAMHS -
across the 8 services provided there are 0 days wait time for Youth Reach to 90 days wait time for Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Services.
Community CAMHS -
across the 10 metropolitan services there are 16 days wait time at Warwick CAMHS to 182.5 days wait times for Fremantle CAMHS.
The wait time variation is due to the range of services provided and the number of clinicians at the service.
(c) Children that require urgent assessment are seen within 24 hours.
The median wait time for an appointment at WACHS CAMHS can range from 7 to 100 days.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.