Hon Stephen Dawson asks about staff vacancies at Fremantle Hospital's Alma Street Centre, a mental health facility. The Minister provides figures on vacant FTE positions and confirms no supernumerary staff.

AnsweredQoN 1287Legislative Council
Asked
18 November 2015
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

ALMA
STREET CENTRE
1287. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the
Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to Fremantle HospitalXXX ###XXXs Alma Street Centre.
(1) How many full-time equivalent—FTE—staff
positions are currently vacant at Alma Street Centre?
(2) What is this as a proportion of
the total staff at Alma Street Centre?
(3) Are any staff at the Alma Street
Centre categorised as supernumerary?
(4) If yes to (3), how many?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) Of the 314 FTE positions at the Alma Street Centre,
currently 26.9 FTE positions are vacant.
(2) It is 8.6 per cent.
(3) No.
Fremantle Hospital is allocating staff to vacant positions, which are necessary
to deliver purchased activity and provide safe and high-quality mental health
services.
(4) Not applicable.

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