❓ Ms. Davies questions the Minister for Health regarding reduced operating hours at Wyndham Hospital due to staff shortages and seeks a timeline for restoring 24/7 service. The Minister confirms the temporary nature of the reduction and outlines recruitment efforts.
AnsweredQoN 757Legislative Assembly
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WYNDHAM HOSPITAL — OPERATING HOURS
757. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the service reduction at
Wyndham Hospital, from 24 hours to 12 hours, that started on 25 October 2021.
(1) What measures
is the state government taking to address staff shortages and resume normal
operating hours for this hospital?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the reduced operating hours are only temporary, and
advise the time line for a return to normal operations?
757. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the service reduction at
Wyndham Hospital, from 24 hours to 12 hours, that started on 25 October 2021.
(1) What measures
is the state government taking to address staff shortages and resume normal
operating hours for this hospital?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the reduced operating hours are only temporary, and
advise the time line for a return to normal operations?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I can confirm that the reduced hours are only
temporary and are due to staffing pressures. The WA Country Health
Service is working diligently and intensively to ensure that we relieve those
staffing pressures. This is a challenged
area—it is remote and difficult to staff. We work very closely with
Rural Health West . We are recruiting
a number of healthcare workers, particularly from Queensland and the Northern
Territory . We are very focused on getting that back up to a 24/7
service. During the hours that staff are not in place, the community has access
to emergency on-call, so it has access to emergency health care when it
requires it. It is temporary.
temporary and are due to staffing pressures. The WA Country Health
Service is working diligently and intensively to ensure that we relieve those
staffing pressures. This is a challenged
area—it is remote and difficult to staff. We work very closely with
Rural Health West . We are recruiting
a number of healthcare workers, particularly from Queensland and the Northern
Territory . We are very focused on getting that back up to a 24/7
service. During the hours that staff are not in place, the community has access
to emergency on-call, so it has access to emergency health care when it
requires it. It is temporary.
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