❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of nurses undertaking double shifts in Perth metropolitan and regional hospitals between March and July 2024. The response provides data on the number of nurses and double shifts by health service provider and regional health area.
AnsweredQoN 1238Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many nurses employed at hospital sites across the Perth metropolitan area undertook double shifts in the months of March, April, May, June and July 2024, including a breakdown by location: (a) How many double shifts in total were undertaken by nurses at hospital sites across the Perth metropolitan area in March, April, May, June and July 2024, with a breakdown by location? (2) How many nurses employed at hospital sites across the regional health areas undertook double shifts in the months of March, April, May, June and July 2024, including a breakdown by location: (a) How many double shifts in total were undertaken by nurses at hospital sites across the regional health areas in March, April, May, June and July, 2024 with a breakdown by location?
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Answered
11 September 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
A double shift occurs when an employee works two consecutive standard working hour shifts, with a break between the two shifts.
Consistent with the WA Health Australian Nursing Federation - Registered Nurses, Midwives, Enrolled (Mental Health) And Enrolled (Mothercraft) Nurses - Industrial Agreement 2022; the ordinary hours worked in any one day will be a maximum of eight hours, unless an agreement to vary the hours and roster has been made in accordance with Clause 28 – Flexibility in Hours and Rostering of the above Agreement.
Further, for all authorised overtime worked by a full-time employee in excess of their rostered ordinary hours of work outside the ordinary hours of their shift Monday to Saturday inclusive, payment will be made at the rate of time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
For all authorised overtime worked on a Sunday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time. For all authorised overtime worked on a public holiday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time and a half.
(1) Number of Nurses by Health Service Provider
Mar-24
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
Jul-24
Child & Adolescent Health Service
38
20
34
29
50
East Metropolitan Health Service
23
13
22
21
22
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
10
15
12
12
8
North Metropolitan Health Service
90
122
137
118
178
South Metropolitan Health Service
47
79
95
81
123
(2) Number of Nurses by Regional Health Area
WA Country Health Service
112
149
140
144
179
(1a) Number of Double Shifts by Health Service Provider
Mar-24
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
Jul-24
Child & Adolescent Health Service
42
25
38
33
56
East Metropolitan Health Service
24
14
24
22
26
Health Support Services
12
18
18
15
10
North Metropolitan Health Service
100
138
157
137
198
South Metropolitan Health Service
48
85
99
89
135
(2a) Number of Double Shifts by Regional Health Area
WA Country Health Service
133
171
159
175
221
Consistent with the WA Health Australian Nursing Federation - Registered Nurses, Midwives, Enrolled (Mental Health) And Enrolled (Mothercraft) Nurses - Industrial Agreement 2022; the ordinary hours worked in any one day will be a maximum of eight hours, unless an agreement to vary the hours and roster has been made in accordance with Clause 28 – Flexibility in Hours and Rostering of the above Agreement.
Further, for all authorised overtime worked by a full-time employee in excess of their rostered ordinary hours of work outside the ordinary hours of their shift Monday to Saturday inclusive, payment will be made at the rate of time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
For all authorised overtime worked on a Sunday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time. For all authorised overtime worked on a public holiday by a full-time employee payment will be made at the rate of double time and a half.
(1) Number of Nurses by Health Service Provider
Mar-24
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
Jul-24
Child & Adolescent Health Service
38
20
34
29
50
East Metropolitan Health Service
23
13
22
21
22
Health Support Services (NurseWest)
10
15
12
12
8
North Metropolitan Health Service
90
122
137
118
178
South Metropolitan Health Service
47
79
95
81
123
(2) Number of Nurses by Regional Health Area
WA Country Health Service
112
149
140
144
179
(1a) Number of Double Shifts by Health Service Provider
Mar-24
Apr-24
May-24
Jun-24
Jul-24
Child & Adolescent Health Service
42
25
38
33
56
East Metropolitan Health Service
24
14
24
22
26
Health Support Services
12
18
18
15
10
North Metropolitan Health Service
100
138
157
137
198
South Metropolitan Health Service
48
85
99
89
135
(2a) Number of Double Shifts by Regional Health Area
WA Country Health Service
133
171
159
175
221
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