❓ This WA parliamentary question concerns the projected FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) workforce for the Department of Health and the Fiona Stanley Hospital, including assumptions and planning related to the hospital's opening and impact on other metropolitan hospitals.
AnsweredQoN 7746Legislative Assembly
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- Actual FTE is the average hours worked for the month specified divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include: ordinary time; overtime; all leave categories; public holidays; Time Off in Lieu; Workers Compensation. - Nurse FTE includes nursing services, casual nurses, enrolled nurses, enrolled mental health nurses and agency nurses. Nurse head count excludes agency staff. - Workforce projections have been sourced from the WA Health Workforce Requirements Model. The data for the following hospitals were last updated on 15 August 2011: Fiona Stanley Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital (incl. Kaleeya), Princess Margaret Hospital, Swan District Hospital / Midland Health Campus, Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Rockingham General Hospital, and on 12 August 2010 for the rest of WA Health. - Workforce projections are calculated using projected hospital activity from the Clinical Services Framework, updated in 4 June 2010. Changes in projected FTE levels are aligned with changes in projected activity levels. - Fiona Stanley Hospital, when it opens in 2014/15, will deliver some activity currently delivered by Fremantle and other metropolitan hospitals. In these instances there will be a reduction in the overall required FTE for each of these services. - The figures are indicative only, based on the information available and are subject to ongoing review following updated activity projections and changes in planned clinical infrastructure. Workforce projections will be updated again in 2012. - The activity projections are based on population projections from the ABS 2008 Series. - FTE figures assume 40 ICU beds will be available at Fiona Stanley in 2014/15. - Contracted inpatient activity for public patients has been excluded from workforce projections. - Projections do not take into consideration transition planning, where sites may run in parallel prior to services opening/closing. - FTE is not calculated for the delivery of publically funded activity through private health campuses, including Joondalup and Peel. (4) A Fiona Stanley Workforce Plan was released in 2009/10, and formed the basis of the workforce planning section of the South Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS) Reconfiguration Strategy. SMAHS is currently undertaking detailed planning to reconfigure its sites in line with the WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010-2020. - Strategic service models are currently being finalised which will inform the workforce needs across SMAHS. - SMAHS workforce plans and site action plans are being developed. These plans will address both workforce demand and supply, including detailed recruitment, relocation, retention and training strategies. Once the SMAHS Workforce Plan and the Fiona Stanley Hospital site action plan is finalised, these documents will be available for release. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
47 days
(1) At the end of February 2012 the FTE and head count were 12,160 and 15,164 respectively.
(2 - 3)
Projected FTE
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
Department of Health
12,571
12,841
12,909
13,096
13,531
Fiona Stanley Hospital
-
-
-
1,450
1,594
Note that the FTE figure given in part (1) differs to the 2011/12 figure in part (2) because the former is the actual FTE for the month of February 2012, whereas the projected figure is the anticipated average FTE for the entire 2011/12 financial year. The projected FTE figure is also subject to the following assumptions:
- Actual FTE is the average hours worked for the month specified divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include: ordinary time; overtime; all leave categories; public holidays; Time Off in Lieu; Workers Compensation.
- Nurse FTE includes nursing services, casual nurses, enrolled nurses, enrolled mental health nurses and agency nurses. Nurse head count excludes agency staff.
- Workforce projections have been sourced from the WA Health Workforce Requirements Model. The data for the following hospitals were last updated on 15 August 2011:
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital (incl. Kaleeya), Princess Margaret Hospital, Swan District Hospital / Midland Health Campus, Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Rockingham General Hospital,
and on 12 August 2010 for the rest of WA Health.
- Workforce projections are calculated using projected hospital activity from the Clinical Services Framework, updated in 4 June 2010. Changes in projected FTE levels are aligned with changes in projected activity levels.
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, when it opens in 2014/15, will deliver some activity currently delivered by Fremantle and other metropolitan hospitals. In these instances there will be a reduction in the overall required FTE for each of these services.
- The figures are indicative only, based on the information available and are subject to ongoing review following updated activity projections and changes in planned clinical infrastructure. Workforce projections will be updated again in 2012.
- The activity projections are based on population projections from the ABS 2008 Series.
- FTE figures assume 40 ICU beds will be available at Fiona Stanley in 2014/15.
- Contracted inpatient activity for public patients has been excluded from workforce projections.
- Projections do not take into consideration transition planning, where sites may run in parallel prior to services opening/closing.
- FTE is not calculated for the delivery of publically funded activity through private health campuses, including Joondalup and Peel.
(4) A Fiona Stanley Workforce Plan was released in 2009/10, and formed the basis of the workforce planning section of the South Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS) Reconfiguration Strategy.
SMAHS is currently undertaking detailed planning to reconfigure its sites in line with the WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010-2020.
- Strategic service models are currently being finalised which will inform the workforce needs across SMAHS.
- SMAHS workforce plans and site action plans are being developed. These plans will address both workforce demand and supply, including detailed recruitment, relocation, retention and training strategies.
Once the SMAHS Workforce Plan and the Fiona Stanley Hospital site action plan is finalised, these documents will be available for release.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(2 - 3)
Projected FTE
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
Department of Health
12,571
12,841
12,909
13,096
13,531
Fiona Stanley Hospital
-
-
-
1,450
1,594
Note that the FTE figure given in part (1) differs to the 2011/12 figure in part (2) because the former is the actual FTE for the month of February 2012, whereas the projected figure is the anticipated average FTE for the entire 2011/12 financial year. The projected FTE figure is also subject to the following assumptions:
- Actual FTE is the average hours worked for the month specified divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include: ordinary time; overtime; all leave categories; public holidays; Time Off in Lieu; Workers Compensation.
- Nurse FTE includes nursing services, casual nurses, enrolled nurses, enrolled mental health nurses and agency nurses. Nurse head count excludes agency staff.
- Workforce projections have been sourced from the WA Health Workforce Requirements Model. The data for the following hospitals were last updated on 15 August 2011:
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Fremantle Hospital (incl. Kaleeya), Princess Margaret Hospital, Swan District Hospital / Midland Health Campus, Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Rockingham General Hospital,
and on 12 August 2010 for the rest of WA Health.
- Workforce projections are calculated using projected hospital activity from the Clinical Services Framework, updated in 4 June 2010. Changes in projected FTE levels are aligned with changes in projected activity levels.
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, when it opens in 2014/15, will deliver some activity currently delivered by Fremantle and other metropolitan hospitals. In these instances there will be a reduction in the overall required FTE for each of these services.
- The figures are indicative only, based on the information available and are subject to ongoing review following updated activity projections and changes in planned clinical infrastructure. Workforce projections will be updated again in 2012.
- The activity projections are based on population projections from the ABS 2008 Series.
- FTE figures assume 40 ICU beds will be available at Fiona Stanley in 2014/15.
- Contracted inpatient activity for public patients has been excluded from workforce projections.
- Projections do not take into consideration transition planning, where sites may run in parallel prior to services opening/closing.
- FTE is not calculated for the delivery of publically funded activity through private health campuses, including Joondalup and Peel.
(4) A Fiona Stanley Workforce Plan was released in 2009/10, and formed the basis of the workforce planning section of the South Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS) Reconfiguration Strategy.
SMAHS is currently undertaking detailed planning to reconfigure its sites in line with the WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010-2020.
- Strategic service models are currently being finalised which will inform the workforce needs across SMAHS.
- SMAHS workforce plans and site action plans are being developed. These plans will address both workforce demand and supply, including detailed recruitment, relocation, retention and training strategies.
Once the SMAHS Workforce Plan and the Fiona Stanley Hospital site action plan is finalised, these documents will be available for release.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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