❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about the number of children on the waiting list to see a paediatrician via the metropolitan Child Development Service (MCDS). The Minister for Health provides the requested figures, including the number of children on the waiting list, currently being seen, and total children served by the CDS.
AnsweredQoN 614Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE — PAEDIATRICIANS
614. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the response provided by the Department of Health as part of the 2022–23
budget estimates hearings that references the median wait time of 15.1 months
for a child to access a paediatrician via the metropolitan Child Development
Service.
How many children are currently on
the waiting list to access a paediatrician via the MCDS?
SERVICE — PAEDIATRICIANS
614. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the response provided by the Department of Health as part of the 2022–23
budget estimates hearings that references the median wait time of 15.1 months
for a child to access a paediatrician via the metropolitan Child Development
Service.
How many children are currently on
the waiting list to access a paediatrician via the MCDS?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Currently, 5 944 children are on a waiting
list to see a paediatrician at the metropolitan Child Development Service, as
at 4 August, 2022. The total number of children currently being seen by a developmental
paediatrician in the Child Development Service is 15 245. During 2021–22,
a total of 32 982 children received services from the Child Development
Service.
some notice of the question.
Currently, 5 944 children are on a waiting
list to see a paediatrician at the metropolitan Child Development Service, as
at 4 August, 2022. The total number of children currently being seen by a developmental
paediatrician in the Child Development Service is 15 245. During 2021–22,
a total of 32 982 children received services from the Child Development
Service.
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