❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding the availability of acute public mental health inpatient beds in WA, including current and historical numbers per capita and by region, and average waiting times. The Minister provides data on bed numbers but states that waiting time information is not held.
AnsweredQoN 743Legislative Assembly
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I refer to
acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, and I ask: : (a) What
is the current number of available beds per 100,000 people; (b) What
was the number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five
years; (c) What
is the current number of available beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available beds, by region, for each of the past 5 years; and (e) What
was the average waiting time for an available bed, by region, for each of the
past five years?
I refer to
acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, and I ask:
acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, and I ask: : (a) What
is the current number of available beds per 100,000 people; (b) What
was the number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five
years; (c) What
is the current number of available beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available beds, by region, for each of the past 5 years; and (e) What
was the average waiting time for an available bed, by region, for each of the
past five years?
I refer to
acute public mental health inpatient beds in Western Australia, and I ask:
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2023
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
15 days
(a) 26.6 beds per 100,000 people.
(b)
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
26.1
As at 1 January 2020
25.7
As at 1 January 2021
26.1
As at 1 January 2022
26.0
As at 1 January 2023
26.0
(c)
Region
Number of available beds
per 100,000 people
Perth
681
Goldfields-Esperance
6
Great Southern
16
Kimberley
12
South West
30
(d)
Region
1-Jan-19
1-Jan-20
1-Jan-21
1-Jan-22
1-Jan-23
Perth
619
644
653
663
681
Goldfields-Esperance
6
6
6
6
6
Great Southern
16
16
16
16
16
Kimberley
12
12
11
13
13
South West
30
30
30
30
30
(e) The Department of Health does not hold this information.
(b)
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
26.1
As at 1 January 2020
25.7
As at 1 January 2021
26.1
As at 1 January 2022
26.0
As at 1 January 2023
26.0
(c)
Region
Number of available beds
per 100,000 people
Perth
681
Goldfields-Esperance
6
Great Southern
16
Kimberley
12
South West
30
(d)
Region
1-Jan-19
1-Jan-20
1-Jan-21
1-Jan-22
1-Jan-23
Perth
619
644
653
663
681
Goldfields-Esperance
6
6
6
6
6
Great Southern
16
16
16
16
16
Kimberley
12
12
11
13
13
South West
30
30
30
30
30
(e) The Department of Health does not hold this information.
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