❓ The WA government provides a detailed response to questions regarding the recruitment of school nurses, associated costs, and the percentage of children receiving entry health assessments. Recruitment of school nurses is exempt from the public sector recruitment freeze.
AnsweredQoN 2246Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the commitment for new and additional full-time equivalent (FTE) school nurses and ask: (a) how many new and additional FTE nurses have been recruited since 9 March 2013 to date; (b) can you provide a breakdown (by school and location) of where the new and additional FTE nurses that have been recruited are located in regional Western Australia; (c) how much money has been spent since 9 March 2013 on the new and additional nurses; (d) can you provide a breakdown (listed by school) of the percentage of children at each school are currently receiving an entry health assessment upon starting school; and (e) will the recruitment of School Nurses be exempt from the State Government’s announced freeze on public sector recruitment?
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Answered
11 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
Answer as at 8 May 2014 -
(a) 19 FTE
in Child and Adolescent Community Health in the metropolitan area and 3 FTE in the WA Country Health Service for regional Western Australia.
(b)
Region
Location
Schools
New FTE
commenced
Kimberley
Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy Crossing District High School
Djugerari Remote Community School
Wangkatjungka Remote Community School
Bayulu Remote Community School
Muludja Remote Community School
Ngalapita Remote Community School
Yakanarra Remote Community School
Wulungarra Remote Community School
Kulkarriya Community School
1.0
Pilbara
Port Hedland
South Hedland Primary School and Hedland High School
1.0
Goldfields
Kalgoorlie - Boulder
Across primary and secondary high schools in Kalgoorlie / Boulder
1.0
(c) Child and Adolescent Health Service - $1.483 million from 9 March 2013 to 30 April 2014. WA Country Health Service - $79,402 from 9 March 2013 to 30 April 2014.
(d) For the metropolitan area data is not available at this level; however in the metropolitan area in 2012, 98% of children received a school health entry assessment upon starting school.
Information by region is provided in the table below. [See tabled paper no] for information by school.
Region
2011 (%)
2012 (%)
2013 (%)
Goldfields
88.2
88.0
100
Great Southern
91.5
99.17
100
Kimberley
94.4
100
100
Midwest
81.5
92.66
91
Pilbara
81.1
100
100
South West
94.9
99.74
100
Wheatbelt
94.1
100
100
Average
90.4
97.5
99
(e) Yes, the recruitment of school health nurses is exempt from the 'freeze' on public sector recruitment.
(a) 19 FTE
in Child and Adolescent Community Health in the metropolitan area and 3 FTE in the WA Country Health Service for regional Western Australia.
(b)
Region
Location
Schools
New FTE
commenced
Kimberley
Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy Crossing District High School
Djugerari Remote Community School
Wangkatjungka Remote Community School
Bayulu Remote Community School
Muludja Remote Community School
Ngalapita Remote Community School
Yakanarra Remote Community School
Wulungarra Remote Community School
Kulkarriya Community School
1.0
Pilbara
Port Hedland
South Hedland Primary School and Hedland High School
1.0
Goldfields
Kalgoorlie - Boulder
Across primary and secondary high schools in Kalgoorlie / Boulder
1.0
(c) Child and Adolescent Health Service - $1.483 million from 9 March 2013 to 30 April 2014. WA Country Health Service - $79,402 from 9 March 2013 to 30 April 2014.
(d) For the metropolitan area data is not available at this level; however in the metropolitan area in 2012, 98% of children received a school health entry assessment upon starting school.
Information by region is provided in the table below. [See tabled paper no] for information by school.
Region
2011 (%)
2012 (%)
2013 (%)
Goldfields
88.2
88.0
100
Great Southern
91.5
99.17
100
Kimberley
94.4
100
100
Midwest
81.5
92.66
91
Pilbara
81.1
100
100
South West
94.9
99.74
100
Wheatbelt
94.1
100
100
Average
90.4
97.5
99
(e) Yes, the recruitment of school health nurses is exempt from the 'freeze' on public sector recruitment.
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