❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on unfilled nursing positions and agency nurse expenditure across public hospitals. The response provides FTE nurse numbers, agency costs by health service, and confirms an evaluation of peak agency nurse needs.
AnsweredQoN 1820Legislative Assembly
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(b) how many permanent nursing positions were unfilled for each of the above financial years?; (c) what was the expenditure on ‘agency’ nurses for each of the above financial years; (d) what was the expenditure on agency nurses for each Public Hospital for each of the above financial years; (e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(c) what was the expenditure on ‘agency’ nurses for each of the above financial years; (d) what was the expenditure on agency nurses for each Public Hospital for each of the above financial years; (e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(d) what was the expenditure on agency nurses for each Public Hospital for each of the above financial years; (e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(f) if not, why not?
From February 2001 to September 2003, the number of FTE nurses employed in the government health service had increased by 790. This comparison relates to the number of nurses actually employed in February 2001 to those actually employed in September 2003. (b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management. (c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management. (c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(c) what was the expenditure on ‘agency’ nurses for each of the above financial years; (d) what was the expenditure on agency nurses for each Public Hospital for each of the above financial years; (e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(d) what was the expenditure on agency nurses for each Public Hospital for each of the above financial years; (e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(e) has an in depth evaluation been conducted of the areas and times of peak need for agency nurses; and (f) if not, why not?
(f) if not, why not?
From February 2001 to September 2003, the number of FTE nurses employed in the government health service had increased by 790. This comparison relates to the number of nurses actually employed in February 2001 to those actually employed in September 2003. (b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management. (c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management. (c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was: 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was: EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $22,654,000 2001/2002 $12,685,000 2000/2001 $ 7,996,000 NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $8,517,000 2001/2002 $5,641,000 2000/2001 $4,232,000 SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,145,000 2001/2002 $3,986,000 2000/2001 $4,075,000 WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $5,456,000 2001/2002 $3,980,000 2000/2001 $1,757,000 WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES 2002/2003 $14,024,000 2001/2002 $11,338,000 2000/2001 $ 8,021,000 SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE 2002/2003 $105,000 2001/2002 $280,000 2000/2001 $128,000 TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
TOTAL 2002/2003 $55,901,000 2001/2002 $37,910,000 2000/2001 $26,209,000 (e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(e) Yes. (f) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
63 days
(a) The year–to-date full-time equivalent number of nurses employed by the Department of Health at the following dates was:
30/06/2003 8,574
30/06/2002 8,281
30/06/2001 8,166
From February 2001 to September 2003, the number of FTE nurses employed in the government health service had increased by 790. This comparison relates to the number of nurses actually employed in February 2001 to those actually employed in September 2003.
(b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management.
(c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was:
2002/2003 $55,901,000
2001/2002 $37,910,000
2000/2001 $26,209,000
(d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was:
EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $22,654,000
2001/2002 $12,685,000
2000/2001 $ 7,996,000
NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $8,517,000
2001/2002 $5,641,000
2000/2001 $4,232,000
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $5,145,000
2001/2002 $3,986,000
2000/2001 $4,075,000
WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $5,456,000
2001/2002 $3,980,000
2000/2001 $1,757,000
WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES
2002/2003 $14,024,000
2001/2002 $11,338,000
2000/2001 $ 8,021,000
SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $105,000
2001/2002 $280,000
2000/2001 $128,000
TOTAL
2002/2003 $55,901,000
2001/2002 $37,910,000
2000/2001 $26,209,000
(e) Yes.
(f) Not applicable.
30/06/2003 8,574
30/06/2002 8,281
30/06/2001 8,166
From February 2001 to September 2003, the number of FTE nurses employed in the government health service had increased by 790. This comparison relates to the number of nurses actually employed in February 2001 to those actually employed in September 2003.
(b) This information is not available. Nursing requirements fluctuate according to patient acuity and hospital bed occupancy factors and are managed on a daily basis by hospital management.
(c) Expenditure on agency nurses for the following financial years was:
2002/2003 $55,901,000
2001/2002 $37,910,000
2000/2001 $26,209,000
(d) Expenditure on agency nurses for each Health Service for the following financial years was:
EAST METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $22,654,000
2001/2002 $12,685,000
2000/2001 $ 7,996,000
NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $8,517,000
2001/2002 $5,641,000
2000/2001 $4,232,000
SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $5,145,000
2001/2002 $3,986,000
2000/2001 $4,075,000
WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $5,456,000
2001/2002 $3,980,000
2000/2001 $1,757,000
WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICES
2002/2003 $14,024,000
2001/2002 $11,338,000
2000/2001 $ 8,021,000
SOUTH-WEST HEALTH SERVICE
2002/2003 $105,000
2001/2002 $280,000
2000/2001 $128,000
TOTAL
2002/2003 $55,901,000
2001/2002 $37,910,000
2000/2001 $26,209,000
(e) Yes.
(f) Not applicable.
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