Hon Stephen Dawson asks the Minister for Mental Health whether metropolitan hospitals have locked open wards due to overflow from secure mental health wards between July 2014 and February 2015. The Minister's answer refers to tabled papers containing relevant data.

AnsweredQoN 2553Legislative Council
Asked
17 February 2015
Portfolio
Mental Health

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(1) Can the Minister please advise if any metropolitan hospitals have had to lock the doors of open wards because of the overflow of involuntary mental health patients from secure wards, for the period of 1 July 2014 to date? (2) If yes to (1), on what dates and at which facilities did these closures occur?

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Answered
18 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
29 days
(1) The following data is sourced from logs which register when the doors to an open ward are secured for any part of a 24 hour period for any clinical reason.
(2)  Please see tabled papers [...]

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