Hon Steve Martin asks about the prevalence of double shifts for nurses and midwives at QEII Medical Centre and Fiona Stanley Hospital. The Minister for Health provides data on double shifts at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth Children's Hospital, and Fiona Stanley Hospital, noting potential data limitations.

AnsweredQoN 1486Legislative Council
Asked
20 June 2023
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Health

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I refer to the practice of double shifts being undertaken by Western Australian nurses and midwives, and I ask: (a) over the last week, how many nurses undertook a double shift at The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre; and (b) over the last week, how many nurses undertook a double shift at Fiona Stanley Hospital?

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Answered
8 August 2023
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
Information pertains to 13-19 June 2023
(a) 8.9 FTE at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and 4.58 FTE at Perth Children’s Hospital.
(b) 8 FTE at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Please note that due to the limited capacity of Health Service Providers payroll systems, the information included may unintentionally capture shifts which had overtime hours performed at the end of a shift, which may not have been a ‘double shift’.

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