Hon Donna Faragher asked about the number of School Entry Health Assessments conducted in 2022 and the resulting referrals to various Child Development Service disciplines. The Minister for Health provided the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 1621Legislative Council
Asked
14 September 2023
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I refer to the Child and Adolescent Health Service's School Entry Health Assessment, which is offered to all children in the year they start school, and I ask: (a) how many School Entry Health Assessments were conducted in 2022; and (b) of those assessments referred to in (a), how many resulted in a referral
to the following services provided by the metropolitan Child
Development Service: (i) physiotherapy; (ii) occupational therapy; (iii) speech pathology; (iv) audiology; (v) paediatrician; and (vi) clinical psychology?

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Answered
11 October 2023
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
5 days
(a)  26,084
(b) (i) – (vi)
Child Development Service Discipline
Clients Referred
Physiotherapy
24
Occupational Therapy
73
Speech Pathology
290
Audiology
515
Paediatrician
9
Clinical Psychology
25

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