Hon Adele Farina asks about wait times for various Child Development Services in the South West region. The response provides estimated average wait times for Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Physiotherapy, and states that Clinical Psychology and Social Work referrals are not waitlisted.

AnsweredQoN 3345Legislative Council
Asked
18 August 2015
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I refer to the wait times for Child Development Services in the South West Region, and I ask: (a) what is the current wait time in the South West to access: (i) Speech Pathology; (ii) Occupational Therapy; (iii) Physiotherapy; (iv) Clinical Psychology; and (v) a Social Worker; and (b) what is the current target wait time in the South West for each of the services listed in (a)?

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Answered
22 September 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(a) As at 18 August 2015, the current estimated average wait time in the South West Health Region for Child Development Services is:
(i) 4-6 weeks;
(ii) 5-7 weeks;
(iii) 7-9 weeks; and
(iv-v) as part of Child Development Services, referrals for Clinical Psychology and Social Work are not waitlisted and families are contacted on receipt of referral.
(b) Services listed in (a) do not have target wait times, however all referrals are triaged and high priority referrals are seen within 1-2 weeks.

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