❓ Ms. Mettam asks about the number of FTE nurses, midwives, doctors, and paediatricians employed in the WA health system for each quarter from 2017-2018 to 2020-2021. The Minister for Health provides the requested data, including data from 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
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I refer to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) frontline health workers in the WA health system and ask: (a) How many FTE nurses were employed in each quarter in: (i) 2017-2018; (ii) 2018-2019; (iii) 2019-2020; and (iv) 2020-2021; (b) How many FTE midwives were employed in each quarter in: (i) 2017-2018; (ii) 2018-2019; (iii) 2019-2020; and (iv) 2020-2021; (c) How many FTE doctors were employed in each quarter in: (i) 2017-2018; (ii) 2018-2019; (iii) 2019-2020; and (iv) 2020-2021; and (d) How many FTE paediatricians were employed in each quarter in: (i) 2017-2018; (ii) 2018-2019; (iii) 2019-2020; and (iv) 2020-2021?
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Answered
3 August 2021
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
1 days
WA Health advise:
(a) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Nurses Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
12,077
11,905
11,455
11,448
2016-2017
11,432
11,456
11,454
11,681
2017-2018
11,855
11,614
11,694
11,911
2018-2019
11,981
12,007
11,969
12,718
2019-2020
12,254
12,198
12,210
12,429
2020-2021
12,628
12,725
12,783
13,151
(b) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Midwives Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
1,122
1,106
1,064
1,064
2016-2017
1,062
1,064
1,064
1,085
2017-2018
1,101
1,079
1,115
1,121
2018-2019
1,153
1,143
1,134
1,155
2019-2020
1,178
1,158
1,163
1,152
2020-2021
1,191
1,168
1,148
1,151
(c) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Doctors Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
4,079
4,133
4,069
4,044
2016-2017
4,002
4,062
4,134
4,113
2017-2018
4,086
4,155
4,237
4,233
2018-2019
4,185
4,219
4,287
4,284
2019-2020
4,251
4,301
4,376
4,386
2020-2021
4,369
4,500
4,699
4,786
(d) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Paediatricians Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
283
281
281
280
2016-2017
282
267
266
272
2017-2018
281
278
291
299
2018-2019
299
299
312
316
2019-2020
315
316
332
331
2020-2021
338
341
339
343
(a) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Nurses Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
12,077
11,905
11,455
11,448
2016-2017
11,432
11,456
11,454
11,681
2017-2018
11,855
11,614
11,694
11,911
2018-2019
11,981
12,007
11,969
12,718
2019-2020
12,254
12,198
12,210
12,429
2020-2021
12,628
12,725
12,783
13,151
(b) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Midwives Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
1,122
1,106
1,064
1,064
2016-2017
1,062
1,064
1,064
1,085
2017-2018
1,101
1,079
1,115
1,121
2018-2019
1,153
1,143
1,134
1,155
2019-2020
1,178
1,158
1,163
1,152
2020-2021
1,191
1,168
1,148
1,151
(c) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Doctors Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
4,079
4,133
4,069
4,044
2016-2017
4,002
4,062
4,134
4,113
2017-2018
4,086
4,155
4,237
4,233
2018-2019
4,185
4,219
4,287
4,284
2019-2020
4,251
4,301
4,376
4,386
2020-2021
4,369
4,500
4,699
4,786
(d) (i)-(iv)
WA Health - FTE Paediatricians Employed
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
2015-2016
283
281
281
280
2016-2017
282
267
266
272
2017-2018
281
278
291
299
2018-2019
299
299
312
316
2019-2020
315
316
332
331
2020-2021
338
341
339
343
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