❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding the availability and waiting times for non-acute public mental health inpatient beds in WA, revealing a slight increase in bed numbers per capita over the past five years. Data collection limitations hinder a complete regional analysis of waiting times.
AnsweredQoN 744Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to non-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?
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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2023
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
15 days
(a) 3.2.
(b)
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
2.9
As at 1 January 2020
2.8
As at 1 January 2021
2.6
As at 1 January 2022
2.9
As at 1 January 2023
3.2
(c) 89
(d)
Perth Region
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
75
As at 1 January 2020
75
As at 1 January 2021
71
As at 1 January 2022
80
As at 1 January 2023
89
(e) The Department of Health does not collect this data by region. The availability of non-acute mental health beds is dependent on a range of factors including patient acuity, staffing and system demand.
(b)
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
2.9
As at 1 January 2020
2.8
As at 1 January 2021
2.6
As at 1 January 2022
2.9
As at 1 January 2023
3.2
(c) 89
(d)
Perth Region
Day-Month-Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
As at 1 January 2019
75
As at 1 January 2020
75
As at 1 January 2021
71
As at 1 January 2022
80
As at 1 January 2023
89
(e) The Department of Health does not collect this data by region. The availability of non-acute mental health beds is dependent on a range of factors including patient acuity, staffing and system demand.
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