❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the availability and occupancy of mental health beds across various health services in Western Australia. The responses reveal discrepancies in bed availability and patient flow.
AnsweredQoN 5883Legislative Council
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(1) Are any constructed mental health beds in Western Australia currently not open for patient admission?
(2) If yes to (1), how many, and at which facilities?
(3) If no to (1), does this mean that all mental health beds in Western Australia are staffed and able to be used for patient care if needed?
(4) How many gazetted mental health beds were empty at midnight, Monday, 30 July 2012?
(5) How many patients with a mental illness were in an emergency department observation ward at midnight on Monday, 30 July 2012?
(6) How many patients with a mental illness were in a non-metropolitan hospital at midnight on Monday, 30 July 2012, awaiting a transfer to a mental health bed in Perth?
(2) If yes to (1), how many, and at which facilities?
(3) If no to (1), does this mean that all mental health beds in Western Australia are staffed and able to be used for patient care if needed?
(4) How many gazetted mental health beds were empty at midnight, Monday, 30 July 2012?
(5) How many patients with a mental illness were in an emergency department observation ward at midnight on Monday, 30 July 2012?
(6) How many patients with a mental illness were in a non-metropolitan hospital at midnight on Monday, 30 July 2012, awaiting a transfer to a mental health bed in Perth?
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Answered
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
63 days
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
(1) Yes.
(2) There are eight beds currently not open for patient admission at the Families At Work program, Bentley (due to the Bentley Adolescent Unit renovation).
(3) Not applicable.
(4) At midnight Monday 30 July 2012, there were two empty mental health beds. These were actual vacancies.
(5) At midnight on Monday 30 July 2012 in the PrincessMargaretHospitalfor Children Emergency Department, there were no patients with a mental illness.
(6) Not applicable.
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)
(1) No. All currently funded mental health beds managed by NMHS MH and SMHS MH are open for admission.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Yes. All currently funded mental health beds managed by NMHS MH and SMHS MH are staffed an able to be used for inpatient care.
(4) 74. This figure includes beds that may have been leave beds or beds that may have been booked awaiting transfer of a patient.
(5)
2 at RockinghamGeneralHospital
2 at FremantleHospitaland Health Service
4 at RoyalPerthHospital
4 at SirCharlesGairdnerHospital
2 at Joondalup Health Campus
(6) Not applicable.
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
(1) RoyalPerthHospital(RPH) - No
Armadale Health Service (AHS) - No
Bentley Health Service (BHS) - Yes
FremantleHospitaland Health Service (FHHS) - No
Rockingham Peel Group (RPG) - Yes
(2) RPH - Not applicable
AHS - Not applicable
BHS - 3 beds (John Milne Centre) and 1 bed (Ward 10) Bentley Mental Health Service (BMHS)
FHHS Not applicable
RPG - 4 beds - PaRK MHS Older Adult Inpatient facility
(3) RPH - Yes
AHS - Yes
BHS - Not applicable
FHHS - Yes
RPG - Not applicable
(4) RPH - 3 beds Ward 2K - vacant and unbooked
AHS - 1 bed Banksia Ward (Older Adult Inpatient Unit) and
3 beds Karri Ward (Adult Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit)
BHS - 3 beds (John Milne Centre). 1 bed (Ward 10) BMHS
3 beds John Milne Centre - unfunded at the time of service opening in 2009
1 bed (Ward 10 older Adult) -Vacant and unbooked
FHHS -
2 beds (Ward 4.2) and 1 bed (Ward W5.1)
RPG - Currently 26 of the 30 bed ward are open and of these 26 one was vacant at Midnight 30 July 2012.
(5)
RPH - Nil
AHS - Nil
BHS - Not applicable
FHHS - 3
RPG - 2
(6) Not applicable.
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
(1) Yes
(2) Broome - 4 beds
Bunbury - 6 beds
(3) Not applicable.
(4) 13
(5) 1
(6) 6
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(1) Yes.
(2) There are eight beds currently not open for patient admission at the Families At Work program, Bentley (due to the Bentley Adolescent Unit renovation).
(3) Not applicable.
(4) At midnight Monday 30 July 2012, there were two empty mental health beds. These were actual vacancies.
(5) At midnight on Monday 30 July 2012 in the PrincessMargaretHospitalfor Children Emergency Department, there were no patients with a mental illness.
(6) Not applicable.
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)
(1) No. All currently funded mental health beds managed by NMHS MH and SMHS MH are open for admission.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Yes. All currently funded mental health beds managed by NMHS MH and SMHS MH are staffed an able to be used for inpatient care.
(4) 74. This figure includes beds that may have been leave beds or beds that may have been booked awaiting transfer of a patient.
(5)
2 at RockinghamGeneralHospital
2 at FremantleHospitaland Health Service
4 at RoyalPerthHospital
4 at SirCharlesGairdnerHospital
2 at Joondalup Health Campus
(6) Not applicable.
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
(1) RoyalPerthHospital(RPH) - No
Armadale Health Service (AHS) - No
Bentley Health Service (BHS) - Yes
FremantleHospitaland Health Service (FHHS) - No
Rockingham Peel Group (RPG) - Yes
(2) RPH - Not applicable
AHS - Not applicable
BHS - 3 beds (John Milne Centre) and 1 bed (Ward 10) Bentley Mental Health Service (BMHS)
FHHS Not applicable
RPG - 4 beds - PaRK MHS Older Adult Inpatient facility
(3) RPH - Yes
AHS - Yes
BHS - Not applicable
FHHS - Yes
RPG - Not applicable
(4) RPH - 3 beds Ward 2K - vacant and unbooked
AHS - 1 bed Banksia Ward (Older Adult Inpatient Unit) and
3 beds Karri Ward (Adult Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit)
BHS - 3 beds (John Milne Centre). 1 bed (Ward 10) BMHS
3 beds John Milne Centre - unfunded at the time of service opening in 2009
1 bed (Ward 10 older Adult) -Vacant and unbooked
FHHS -
2 beds (Ward 4.2) and 1 bed (Ward W5.1)
RPG - Currently 26 of the 30 bed ward are open and of these 26 one was vacant at Midnight 30 July 2012.
(5)
RPH - Nil
AHS - Nil
BHS - Not applicable
FHHS - 3
RPG - 2
(6) Not applicable.
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
(1) Yes
(2) Broome - 4 beds
Bunbury - 6 beds
(3) Not applicable.
(4) 13
(5) 1
(6) 6
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