Hon Helen Morton asks about the number of full-time equivalent nurses employed in the WA public health system, excluding agency and dental nurses, for February 2005-2008. Hon Sue Ellery provides a table with the requested data, incorporated into Hansard.

AnsweredQoN 254Legislative Council
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1 April 2008
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Health

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NURSES — EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM 254. Hon HELEN MORTON to the minister representing the Minister for Health: Excluding agency nurses, registered dental nurses and dental clinical assistants, how many total full-time equivalent nurses were employed in the Western Australian public health system as at February 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form. I will table it and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
NURSES — EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
Excluding agency nurses, registered dental nurses and dental clinical assistants, how many total full-time equivalent nurses were employed in the Western Australian public health system as at February 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form. I will table it and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form. I will table it and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is in tabular form. I will table it and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
Leave granted. [See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
[See paper 3833.] The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
The following material was incorporated into Hansard — I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
(1)-(4) Month Total Head Count Total Head Count difference from Feb 2001 Total FTE Total FTE difference from Feb 2001 Feb 05 12,183 1,939 9,443 1,465 Feb-06 12,561 2,317 9,785 1,808 Feb-07 12,782 2,538 9,926 1,948 Feb-08 13,434 3,190 10,241 2,263 Notes: Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).
Figures do not include dental assistants, dental nurses or nursing agency staff. Figures are month-to-date nursing FTE (total FTE, ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’).

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