❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding renal dialysis services provided by WACHS, including chair availability, expansion of home dialysis, and waitlist information. The response indicates no waitlist exists, with patients receiving treatment at alternate sites if their preferred location is unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 2186Legislative Council
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I refer to renal dialysis services provided by Western Australian Country Health Service (WACHS), and I ask: (a) by facility, how many dialysis chairs were available in 2023-24; (b) does WACHS currently have any plans to expand access to community supported home dialysis rooms; (c) if yes to (b), please provide detail; (d) what was the number of persons waiting for renal dialysis, broken down by facility, as at the following dates: (i) 1 January 2024; and (ii) 1 July 2024; and (e) for each of the dates in (d), by facility, what was the average time people waited to access renal dialysis?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 October 2024
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
5 days
(a)
Facility
Number of Chairs
Albany Health Campus
6
Broome Renal Health Centre
10
St John of God Bunbury Hospital
11
Busselton Health Campus
6
Carnarvon Health Campus
4
Derby Renal Health Centre
13
Fitzroy Crossing Renal Health Centre
4
Geraldton Health Campus
9
Kalgoorlie Health Campus
12
Kununurra Renal Health Centre
9
Northam Health Service
4
Hedland Health Campus
12
In addition, WACHS supports specialist nephrologist services to dialysis units operated by Purple House in Newman, Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
(b-c)
Community Supported Home Dialysis is available in Bidyadanga, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Wyndham, Wiluna, Onslow, Roebourne and Boddington.
Any uplift in community supported home dialysis is contingent on demand for the service.
(d-e)
There is no wait list for those requiring dialysis. Patients may nominate a preferred location for treatment. Where a patient’s preference cannot be accommodated immediately, patients will continue to receive treatment at an alternate site until their preference can be met.
Facility
Number of Chairs
Albany Health Campus
6
Broome Renal Health Centre
10
St John of God Bunbury Hospital
11
Busselton Health Campus
6
Carnarvon Health Campus
4
Derby Renal Health Centre
13
Fitzroy Crossing Renal Health Centre
4
Geraldton Health Campus
9
Kalgoorlie Health Campus
12
Kununurra Renal Health Centre
9
Northam Health Service
4
Hedland Health Campus
12
In addition, WACHS supports specialist nephrologist services to dialysis units operated by Purple House in Newman, Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
(b-c)
Community Supported Home Dialysis is available in Bidyadanga, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Wyndham, Wiluna, Onslow, Roebourne and Boddington.
Any uplift in community supported home dialysis is contingent on demand for the service.
(d-e)
There is no wait list for those requiring dialysis. Patients may nominate a preferred location for treatment. Where a patient’s preference cannot be accommodated immediately, patients will continue to receive treatment at an alternate site until their preference can be met.
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