❓ Dr. Hames asks about the 'Have Your Say' survey results, dental health inclusion in workforce strategy, committee representation, and future planning for the School Dental Service. The Minister provides data on survey participation and ratings, confirms a dental workforce strategy is underway, and outlines initiatives for training and career progression.
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(a) were the results made available to all staff;
(b) what percentage of total staff participated in the survey;
(c) what percentage of staff participated in the dental section;
(d) what were the overall ratings;
(e) what were the ratings for dental services;
(f) will Dental Health be included in this workforce strategy;
(g) will there be Dental Health Service staff included on the workforce committee; and
(h) what planning for the future for the School Dental Service is being implemented given the current difficulty in attracting staff in this area?
(b) what percentage of total staff participated in the survey;
(c) what percentage of staff participated in the dental section;
(d) what were the overall ratings;
(e) what were the ratings for dental services;
(f) will Dental Health be included in this workforce strategy;
(g) will there be Dental Health Service staff included on the workforce committee; and
(h) what planning for the future for the School Dental Service is being implemented given the current difficulty in attracting staff in this area?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
61 days
(a) Results of the 'Have Your Say 2006 WA Health Employee Survey' are currently being rolled out to staff at all levels of the organisation as part of a massive feedback process so that staff are able to hear about the results directly from their managers. This commenced in March 2007.
(b) 36% of total staff participated in the survey.
(c) 42% of staff from Dental Health Services participated in the survey.
(d) 71% of total staff perceived their workplace in a positive way or were neither openly positive nor openly negative.
Note: WA Health results were highly comparable with the benchmark respondent group which consisted of over 50 government owned public health care sector organisations from NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT and New Zealand.
(e) 49% of staff from Dental Health Services perceived their workplace in a positive way or were neither openly positive nor openly negative.
(f) - (h)
The assumption is that the Member is referring to the development of a dental workforce strategy, and not the Healthy Workforce Strategic Framework 2006-2016, which was released in August 2006.
Development of a workforce strategy has commenced and is anticipated to be completed by August 2007 to ensure the future of public dentistry in Western Australia.
Curtin University, in association with Dental Health Services, commenced training School Dental Therapists in 2001. Since 2001 the number being trained has increased from 6 per year up to 15 per year.
Dental Health Services has proposed a career path for Dental Clinic Assistants, which involves the creation of a promotional position at each School Dental Service Area. The Civil Service Association is presently consulting with staff on this proposal and will discuss their findings with Dental Health Services by the end of July 2007.
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(b) 36% of total staff participated in the survey.
(c) 42% of staff from Dental Health Services participated in the survey.
(d) 71% of total staff perceived their workplace in a positive way or were neither openly positive nor openly negative.
Note: WA Health results were highly comparable with the benchmark respondent group which consisted of over 50 government owned public health care sector organisations from NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT and New Zealand.
(e) 49% of staff from Dental Health Services perceived their workplace in a positive way or were neither openly positive nor openly negative.
(f) - (h)
The assumption is that the Member is referring to the development of a dental workforce strategy, and not the Healthy Workforce Strategic Framework 2006-2016, which was released in August 2006.
Development of a workforce strategy has commenced and is anticipated to be completed by August 2007 to ensure the future of public dentistry in Western Australia.
Curtin University, in association with Dental Health Services, commenced training School Dental Therapists in 2001. Since 2001 the number being trained has increased from 6 per year up to 15 per year.
Dental Health Services has proposed a career path for Dental Clinic Assistants, which involves the creation of a promotional position at each School Dental Service Area. The Civil Service Association is presently consulting with staff on this proposal and will discuss their findings with Dental Health Services by the end of July 2007.
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