The question seeks clarification on whether a reported increase in mental health staff includes staff transferred from the Drug and Alcohol Office (DAO) following amalgamation. The answer confirms the increase excludes DAO staff, specifying the DAO's FTE count at the time of amalgamation.

AnsweredQoN 3846Legislative Council
Asked
24 February 2016
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Mental Health

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I refer to the net increase in staff to 106, and I ask, does this number include staff from
the Drug and Alcohol Office (DAO) and, if yes, how many staff were transferred from DAO?

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Answered
28 April 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
64 days
No, the net increase in staff to 106 does not include staff from the Drug and Alcohol Office, which had 199 FTEs when amalgamation occurred on 1 July 2015.

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