❓ A parliamentary question regarding the number of multiday beds at Bunbury Regional Hospital, staffing levels, and funding for additional beds to meet the clinical services framework requirements by 2014-15. The Minister's response indicates discrepancies in bed numbers and a lack of allocated capital funding.
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BUNBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL — MULTIDAY BEDS
I refer to the minister’s answer to my question without notice asked yesterday about the number of multiday beds at Bunbury Regional Hospital. (1) Will the minister confirm that there are 105 physical constructed multiday beds at the hospital? (2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the minister’s answer to my question without notice asked yesterday about the number of multiday beds at Bunbury Regional Hospital. (1) Will the minister confirm that there are 105 physical constructed multiday beds at the hospital? (2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(1) Will the minister confirm that there are 105 physical constructed multiday beds at the hospital? (2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(1) Will the minister confirm that there are 105 physical constructed multiday beds at the hospital? (2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(2) Why is the hospital not running 105 active multiday beds as required by the clinical services framework? (3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(3) Does the hospital have sufficient staff to operate 105 active multiday beds? (4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(4) What action is the minister taking to ensure that Bunbury Regional Hospital has 115 multiday beds by 2014–15 as required by the clinical services framework? (5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(5) Does the 2011–12 budget forward estimates provide funding for the provision of these additional multiday beds; and, if yes, in what year has funding been allocated? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(1)–(3) Bunbury Regional Hospital physically has 106 multiday beds and has sufficient staff to operate these beds, if required. (4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(4) No capital funding has been allocated at this stage for the additional beds. (5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
(5) Under the Department of Health’s activity-based funding model, the overall health budget makes provision for future growth. The budget allocation for the WA Country Health Service for 2011–12 has not yet been finalised.
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