❓ Question regarding the number of speech therapists and wait times for appointments in the South West region of WA between 2011 and 2014. The answer provides FTE data for public health but lacks information on the private sector.
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I refer to speech therapists, and ask: (a) as at 1 July 2011, 1 July 2012, 1 July 2013 and 1 July 2014, how many full time equivalent speech therapists were employed in: (i) Bunbury; (ii) Busselton; (iii) Margaret River; and (iv) the South West; (b) how many worked in the public health system; (c) how many worked in the private health system; (d) what was the average wait time for an appointment with a speech therapist in the public health system; and (e) what was the average wait time for an appointment with a private speech therapist in the private health system?
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Answered
2 December 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
41 days
(a) The number of full time equivalent (FTE) speech pathologists employed is provided as follows:
2011
FTE
2012
FTE
2013
FTE
2014
FTE
Bunbury
9.0
9.0
9.2
9.8
Busselton
2.65
3.1
3.0
3.2
Margaret River
0.95
1.15
1.25
1.25
South West
15.44
15.94
17.04
18.24
(b) As above.
(c) This information is not known to the WA Country Health Service.
(d) All referrals for speech pathology are triaged and high priority referrals are seen within one - two days. The average wait time for an appointment is four - six weeks.
(e) This information is not known to the WA Country Health Service.
2011
FTE
2012
FTE
2013
FTE
2014
FTE
Bunbury
9.0
9.0
9.2
9.8
Busselton
2.65
3.1
3.0
3.2
Margaret River
0.95
1.15
1.25
1.25
South West
15.44
15.94
17.04
18.24
(b) As above.
(c) This information is not known to the WA Country Health Service.
(d) All referrals for speech pathology are triaged and high priority referrals are seen within one - two days. The average wait time for an appointment is four - six weeks.
(e) This information is not known to the WA Country Health Service.
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