❓ Question regarding nurse staffing levels, leave entitlements, and leave application denials at Margaret River Hospital. The response provides data on permanent nurses, clarifies agency nurse employment, and details leave accruals and usage.
AnsweredQoN 404Legislative Council
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I refer to the accumulation of nurses' leave entitlements at the Margaret River Hospital, and I ask: (a) how many nurses are employed directly by the Department of Health as permanent employees at Margaret River Hospital; (b) how many nurses are employed as agency staff at Margaret River Hospital; (c) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many nurses had been employed for 12 months or longer; (d) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many nurses had been employed for seven years or longer; (e) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many nurses had been employed for 10 years or longer; (f) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many hours of annual leave were owed to nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; (g) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many hours of personal leave were owed to nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; (h) in relation to each (a) and (b), as at 1 July 2013, how many hours of long service leave were owed to nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; (i) in relation to each (a) and (b), from 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2013, how many hours of annual leave were taken by nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; (j) in relation to each (a) and (b), from 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2013, how many hours of personal leave were taken by nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; (k) in relation to each (a) and (b), from 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2013, how many hours of long service leave were taken by nurses working at Margaret River Hospital; and (l) between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2013, how many leave applications by nurses working at the Margaret River Hospital were denied due to a lack of available staff?
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Answered
3 December 2013
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
33 days
(a) Total permanent nurses as at 30 September 2013 - FTE: 15.9, Headcount: 23.
(b) No agency nurses were recorded as paid by Margaret River Hospital in September 2013.
In relation to the answers provided to questions (c) to (l), agency nurses are not direct employees of WA Health, and are employed on a shift by shift basis. Length of service, leave entitlement, and leave taken are not applicable to agency nurses and therefore not recorded.
(c) 24 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(d) 19 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(e) 13 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(f) As at 11 November 2013, 3,698.2 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(g) As at 11 November 2013, 5,382.3 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(h) As at 11 November 2013, 1000.3 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(i) 2,819.2 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(j) 1,519.1 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(k) 788.4 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(l) Records are not maintained on the number of leave applications denied.
Notes
· Data Source: HR Data Warehouse
· Nurses include Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, and Enrolled Mental Health Nurses
· FTE is counted as hours worked in the specified month, divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include ordinary time, overtime, all leave, public holidays, Time Off in Lieu, and Worker's Compensation
· FTE is based on actual (paid) month to date FTE
· Personal Leave with regards to question (G) is given as the accrued total, as Personal Leave is not paid out upon termination.
· Personal Leave with regards to question (J) includes total hours of personal leave taken with and without pay. Unpaid personal leave occurs when an employee exceeds their accrued personal leave entitlement.
· Leave accruals cannot be reported on retrospectively, therefore leave accruals given are as at 11/11/2013
(b) No agency nurses were recorded as paid by Margaret River Hospital in September 2013.
In relation to the answers provided to questions (c) to (l), agency nurses are not direct employees of WA Health, and are employed on a shift by shift basis. Length of service, leave entitlement, and leave taken are not applicable to agency nurses and therefore not recorded.
(c) 24 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(d) 19 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(e) 13 (headcount) permanent nurses.
(f) As at 11 November 2013, 3,698.2 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(g) As at 11 November 2013, 5,382.3 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(h) As at 11 November 2013, 1000.3 hours accrued by permanent nurses.
(i) 2,819.2 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(j) 1,519.1 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(k) 788.4 hours taken by permanent nurses.
(l) Records are not maintained on the number of leave applications denied.
Notes
· Data Source: HR Data Warehouse
· Nurses include Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, and Enrolled Mental Health Nurses
· FTE is counted as hours worked in the specified month, divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include ordinary time, overtime, all leave, public holidays, Time Off in Lieu, and Worker's Compensation
· FTE is based on actual (paid) month to date FTE
· Personal Leave with regards to question (G) is given as the accrued total, as Personal Leave is not paid out upon termination.
· Personal Leave with regards to question (J) includes total hours of personal leave taken with and without pay. Unpaid personal leave occurs when an employee exceeds their accrued personal leave entitlement.
· Leave accruals cannot be reported on retrospectively, therefore leave accruals given are as at 11/11/2013
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