❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on waiting times for community mental health services in WA, but the Minister indicates this data is not routinely collected by WA Health or the Mental Health Commission, citing administrative burden concerns.
AnsweredQoN 5748Legislative Council
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I refer to the accessibility of community mental health staff and support services in Western Australia, and ask if the Minister will indicate —
(1) The waiting times for access to community mental health staff by —
(a) community mental health centre in Western Australia; and
(b) professional group at each centre?
(2) The waiting times for access to community mental health support services by —
(a) agency; and
(b) service type provided by each agency?
(1) The waiting times for access to community mental health staff by —
(a) community mental health centre in Western Australia; and
(b) professional group at each centre?
(2) The waiting times for access to community mental health support services by —
(a) agency; and
(b) service type provided by each agency?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
63 days
(1a-b) This information is not routinely collected by WA Health. All referrals are assessed and prioritised as 'urgent' or 'non-urgent' according to severity of condition. Referrals assessed as 'urgent' are contacted or seen immediately.
(2a-b) The Mental Health Commission does not collect this data from NGOs and in order to compile a response it would require contacting each individual NGO for this information which will take an unreasonable amount of time to compile. In addition, the State policy 'Delivering community services in partnership' has a key reform of reducing the administrative burden on providers.
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(2a-b) The Mental Health Commission does not collect this data from NGOs and in order to compile a response it would require contacting each individual NGO for this information which will take an unreasonable amount of time to compile. In addition, the State policy 'Delivering community services in partnership' has a key reform of reducing the administrative burden on providers.
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