❓ Ms. Mettam asks about FTE employment figures for nurses, midwives, doctors, and paediatricians in WA Health for Q1 2021-22. The answer provides recruitment initiatives and then the requested FTE numbers.
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For the first quarter of the 2021-2022 financial year, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) workers were employed by the Department of Health in each of the below professions: (a) Nurses; (b) Midwives; (c) Doctors; and (d) Paediatricians?
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Answered
15 February 2022
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
The State Government launched a $2 million TV, print and radio advertising campaign to recruit healthcare workers to our State. The Belong campaign is a local, national and international campaign and is currently in market.
Fully funded refresher programs for experienced nurses and midwives wanting to return to employment have been made available.
WA health will be on-boarding 885 newly qualified nurses and midwives (NQNM) from January to March this year. GradConnect will open on 18 February 2022 for NQNM seeking employment from April to August 2022.
The Nursing and Midwifery Career Expo will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on 11 February 2022.
Additionally, all hospitals are actively recruiting staff with their own individual job placements.
For the first quarter of the 2021-2022 financial year, the following full-time equivalent (FTE) workers were employed by the WA health system:
(a) Nurses: 13,492 average FTE
(b) Midwives: 1,155 average FTE
(c) Doctors (excluding Paediatricians): 4,475 average FTE
(d) Paediatricians: 580 average FTE
Fully funded refresher programs for experienced nurses and midwives wanting to return to employment have been made available.
WA health will be on-boarding 885 newly qualified nurses and midwives (NQNM) from January to March this year. GradConnect will open on 18 February 2022 for NQNM seeking employment from April to August 2022.
The Nursing and Midwifery Career Expo will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on 11 February 2022.
Additionally, all hospitals are actively recruiting staff with their own individual job placements.
For the first quarter of the 2021-2022 financial year, the following full-time equivalent (FTE) workers were employed by the WA health system:
(a) Nurses: 13,492 average FTE
(b) Midwives: 1,155 average FTE
(c) Doctors (excluding Paediatricians): 4,475 average FTE
(d) Paediatricians: 580 average FTE
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