❓ Ms. Mettam inquires about mental health patient presentations at Busselton Hospital and subsequent transfers to the Bunbury Acute Psychiatric Unit, including the number of patients under 18. The response provides monthly data on presentations and transfers, noting that no patients transferred to Bunbury were under 18.
AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many mental health patients presented to Busselton Hospital for each month in the following periods: (a) 2021-2022; and (b) 2022-date? (2) For each of those months in (1) (a) and (b), how many patients were transferred to the Bunbury Acute Psychiatric Unit? (3) For each of those months in (2) (a) and (b), how many patients transferred to the Bunbury Acute Psychiatric Unit were under the age of 18 years?
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Answered
14 March 2023
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
7 days
(1) (a) - (b) Figures represent the number of patients who presented to the Busselton emergency department with mental health as the primary purpose of care. The same patient may be represented more than once per month in the below table if they presented to the emergency department multiple times for mental health care.
Month-Year
Patients
Jul-21
90
Aug-21
94
Sep-21
91
Oct-21
101
Nov-21
125
Dec-21
114
Jan-22
90
Feb-22
72
Mar-22
93
Apr-22
82
May-22
83
Jun-22
91
Jul-22
87
Aug-22
105
Sep-22
102
Oct-22
95
Nov-22
119
(2) Figures represent the number of patients admitted to the Bunbury Mental Health Unit from Busselton Hospital. The same patient may be represented more than once per month in the below table if they were admitted to the Bunbury Mental Health Unit from Busselton Hospital multiple times.
Month-Year
Patients
Jul-21
5
Aug-21
6
Sep-21
7
Oct-21
9
Nov-21
7
Dec-21
8
Jan-22
<5
Feb-22
<5
Mar-22
6
Apr-22
<5
May-22
5
Jun-22
<5
Jul-22
<5
Aug-22
5
Sep-22
5
Oct-22
7
Nov-22
6
3. Nil.
Month-Year
Patients
Jul-21
90
Aug-21
94
Sep-21
91
Oct-21
101
Nov-21
125
Dec-21
114
Jan-22
90
Feb-22
72
Mar-22
93
Apr-22
82
May-22
83
Jun-22
91
Jul-22
87
Aug-22
105
Sep-22
102
Oct-22
95
Nov-22
119
(2) Figures represent the number of patients admitted to the Bunbury Mental Health Unit from Busselton Hospital. The same patient may be represented more than once per month in the below table if they were admitted to the Bunbury Mental Health Unit from Busselton Hospital multiple times.
Month-Year
Patients
Jul-21
5
Aug-21
6
Sep-21
7
Oct-21
9
Nov-21
7
Dec-21
8
Jan-22
<5
Feb-22
<5
Mar-22
6
Apr-22
<5
May-22
5
Jun-22
<5
Jul-22
<5
Aug-22
5
Sep-22
5
Oct-22
7
Nov-22
6
3. Nil.
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