❓ WA Parliament QoN regarding the implementation of personal duress alarm systems in mental health units following a 2004 WorkSafe audit. It covers budget, expenditure, consultancy fees, and issues with alarm systems at Graylands and Bentley.
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MENTAL HEALTH UNITS — PERSONAL DURESS ALARM SYSTEMS
(1) How many personal duress alarm systems are fully operational and accurate in Western Australia’s mental health units? (2) What budget was sought to implement the duress alarm systems in all mental health facilities following the system-wide WorkSafe audit in 2004? (3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) How many personal duress alarm systems are fully operational and accurate in Western Australia’s mental health units? (2) What budget was sought to implement the duress alarm systems in all mental health facilities following the system-wide WorkSafe audit in 2004? (3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(2) What budget was sought to implement the duress alarm systems in all mental health facilities following the system-wide WorkSafe audit in 2004? (3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(7) No.
(2) What budget was sought to implement the duress alarm systems in all mental health facilities following the system-wide WorkSafe audit in 2004? (3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(3) How much has been spent on this in each year since the audit? (4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(4) How much has been spent on consultancy fees for the installation of duress alarms? (5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(5) Is the preferred tenderer installing the duress alarm system at Graylands the same tenderer who installed the failed system at Bentley? (6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(6) What problems have been encountered during the testing of the duress system at Graylands? (7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(7) Were these problems encountered with the failed system at Bentley? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(1) Eight. (2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(2) $2 million. (3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(3) The following amounts have been spent on personal duress alarms each year since the 2004 mental health WorkSafe audit: in 2004-05, $273 000; in 2005-06, $37 000; in 2006-07, $202 241; and in 2007-08, $650 470. (4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(4) $76 685. (5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(5) No. (6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(6) Problems experienced with the personal duress system at Graylands Hospital have involved the interface of the paging system and the visual component of the computer system, resulting in pagers giving false readings. (7) No.
(7) No.
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