❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on the number of dedicated mental health inpatient beds for children under 18 across Western Australia from 2016-17 to 2019-20, broken down by region.
AnsweredQoN 3347Legislative Council
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How many dedicated mental health inpatient beds, for children under the age of 18, in total and by region, were available across Western Australia in each of the following financial years: (a) 2016-17; (b) 2017-18; (c) 2018-19; and (d) 2019-20?
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Answered
25 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
11 days
I am advised:
HSPs
(a) 2016-17
(b) 2017-18
(c) 2018-19
(d) 2019-20
WACHS
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
NMHS
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
EMHS
Nil
6
12
12
CAHS
12-19*
19-20^
20
20
SMHS
14
14
14
14
· *The Mental Health Unit at PMH, Ward 4H closed on 24 March 2016, reducing available inpatient beds to the 12 at Bentley Adolescent Unit (BAU). A further 7 beds were opened progressively throughout March 2017, bringing the total number of beds to 19 by April 2017.
· ^ Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) opened on 12 May 2018, with 20 beds catering for children and young people under 16 years.
HSPs
(a) 2016-17
(b) 2017-18
(c) 2018-19
(d) 2019-20
WACHS
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
NMHS
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
8 virtual beds (Youth Mental Health Hospital in The Home)
EMHS
Nil
6
12
12
CAHS
12-19*
19-20^
20
20
SMHS
14
14
14
14
· *The Mental Health Unit at PMH, Ward 4H closed on 24 March 2016, reducing available inpatient beds to the 12 at Bentley Adolescent Unit (BAU). A further 7 beds were opened progressively throughout March 2017, bringing the total number of beds to 19 by April 2017.
· ^ Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) opened on 12 May 2018, with 20 beds catering for children and young people under 16 years.
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