❓ Hon Stephen Dawson asks the Minister for Mental Health about a patient who absconded from Graylands Hospital and the number of missing patients from WA mental health facilities. The Minister provides a partial answer and promises a full response later.
AnsweredQoN 754Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITIES — MISSING PATIENTS
754. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister
for Mental Health:
I refer to the recent siege in
Bunbury by a patient who is believed to have escaped from Graylands Hospital.
(1) What measures were taken to
locate the patient after he escaped in April 2014?
(2) How many
patients, and from which Western Australian mental health facilities, are
currently missing?
(3) How many patients listed in (2)
have been missing for the following periods —
(a) up to three months;
(b) three to six months;
(c) six to 12 months; and
(d) more than 12 months?
(4) Are any of the patients detailed
in (3) considered to be a concern to community safety?
HEALTH FACILITIES — MISSING PATIENTS
754. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister
for Mental Health:
I refer to the recent siege in
Bunbury by a patient who is believed to have escaped from Graylands Hospital.
(1) What measures were taken to
locate the patient after he escaped in April 2014?
(2) How many
patients, and from which Western Australian mental health facilities, are
currently missing?
(3) How many patients listed in (2)
have been missing for the following periods —
(a) up to three months;
(b) three to six months;
(c) six to 12 months; and
(d) more than 12 months?
(4) Are any of the patients detailed
in (3) considered to be a concern to community safety?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
(1) The
individual was not absent without leave in April 2014. In June 2014, WA Police
were notified at the time the individual absconded and the warrant for his
arrest was issued due to non-attendance at his court hearing. Any further
questions should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(2)–(4)
The data required to answer these questions is being collected manually from
each site. Based on the amount of analysis required, I am unable to provide a
response in the time required. I will provide a response to the honourable
member on Thursday, 20 August 2015.
of this question.
(1) The
individual was not absent without leave in April 2014. In June 2014, WA Police
were notified at the time the individual absconded and the warrant for his
arrest was issued due to non-attendance at his court hearing. Any further
questions should be referred to the Minister for Police.
(2)–(4)
The data required to answer these questions is being collected manually from
each site. Based on the amount of analysis required, I am unable to provide a
response in the time required. I will provide a response to the honourable
member on Thursday, 20 August 2015.
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