❓ Question seeks data on staffing costs for one-on-one nursing care in WA public hospitals for patients who would typically be in locked wards, but are instead in open wards. The answer states that this specific data is not routinely collected.
AnsweredQoN 1803Legislative Council
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I refer to page 29 of the Council of Official Visitors 2012-2013 Annual Report , which states "One hospital told Council that it has patients on the open wards who ordinarily would be on locked wards and they are regularly "over the count". Their staff costs have increased dramatically as they cope by using one-on-one nursing specials", and I ask what has been the staffing costs for one-on-one nursing specialists to care for patients on open wards in all public hospitals who ordinarily would have been on locked wards, for the following periods: (a) 2010-2011; (b) 2011-2012; (c) 2012-2013; and (d) 2013-2014?
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Answered
2 December 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
42 days
(a-d) WA Health is not able to provide a response to this question as data is not routinely collected on 'one-on-one' nursing specialists.
There are numerous reasons for implementing 'one-on-one' specials and are determined by the individual clinical care needs of patients. The use of 'one‑on‑one' specials may, on occasion, be directly related to the absence of a secure bed for the patient.
There are numerous reasons for implementing 'one-on-one' specials and are determined by the individual clinical care needs of patients. The use of 'one‑on‑one' specials may, on occasion, be directly related to the absence of a secure bed for the patient.
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