❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks about bed availability and access block in WA public hospitals across all health services for the 2018-2019 financial year. The response refers to a previous question and states that a change in methodology prevents accurate comparison.
AnsweredQoN 155Legislative Council
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I refer to all public hospitals, including public hospitals
with private operators, and the availability of beds at those hospitals, and
I ask: (a) for the North Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds
for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time
period as (a)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (b) for the South Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (b)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (c) for the East Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (c)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (d) for the Child and Adolescent Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (d)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; and (e) for the Western Australian Country Health
Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds
for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time
period as (e)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department?
with private operators, and the availability of beds at those hospitals, and
I ask: (a) for the North Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds
for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time
period as (a)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (b) for the South Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (b)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (c) for the East Metropolitan Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (c)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; (d) for the Child and Adolescent Health Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time period as (d)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department; and (e) for the Western Australian Country Health
Service: (i) what was the average number of daily active beds
for each month in the 2018–2019 financial year across each hospital; (ii) what was the total bed capacity for the same time
period as (e)(i) for each hospital; and (iii) how many days each month did each hospital experience access block of more than ten percent of beds within the emergency department?
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Answered
16 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
22 days
(a)-(e) Please see tabled paper no.
In 2019, the Department of Health (DoH) used the BedState system to produce a response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice (LAQON) 5454.
Work is being undertaken by DoH to develop a more timely and accurate central repository of available bed information and in the interim, the methodology for reporting available beds has been changed to utilise Health Service Providers local expert knowledge.
As a result, accurate comparison of LAQON 5454 and this new response is not possible, due to the amendment in methodology.
In 2019, the Department of Health (DoH) used the BedState system to produce a response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice (LAQON) 5454.
Work is being undertaken by DoH to develop a more timely and accurate central repository of available bed information and in the interim, the methodology for reporting available beds has been changed to utilise Health Service Providers local expert knowledge.
As a result, accurate comparison of LAQON 5454 and this new response is not possible, due to the amendment in methodology.
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