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❓ Provides a breakdown of patient lengths of stay in specialised mental health wards in WA as of December 1, 2022, including the number of patients under 18.

AnsweredQoN 639Legislative Assembly

Asked

1 December 2022

Member

Ms L. Mettam

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Mental Health

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(1) I refer to all patients currently admitted in a specialised mental health ward and ask, of the present cohort, how many have been admitted for periods of time of: (a) 1 to 30 days; (b) 31 to 60 days; (c) 61 to 90 days; (d) 91 to 120 days; (e) 121 to 150 days; (f) 151 to 180 days; (g) Between six and 12 months; (h) Between one and two years; and (i) Longer than two years? (2) Of those patients, how many are under the age of 18 years?

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Answered

21 February 2023

Responded by

Minister for Mental Health

Response time

4 days

(1) The following information is defined as all patients currently admitted in a specialised mental health ward as at 1 December 2022. This data is captured in accordance with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Meteor Metadata definition of specialised mental health wards, staffed by health professionals with specialist mental health qualifications or training and have as their principal function the treatment and care of patients affected by mental disorder. Some of these wards will also be authorised by the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist to treat patients on an involuntary basis.
(a) 509
(b) 75
(c) 32
(d) 22
(e) 11
(f) 9
(g) 25
(h) 20
(i) 48
(2) 40

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