❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the government on the provision of 49 additional mental health beds in the South West region by 2025, as outlined in the WA Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Services Plan. The government outlines plans for a 10-bed facility by 2017 and further consultation.
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The Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Services Plan 2015-2025 states an increase in the number of mental health beds in the South West region by a further 49 beds is needed by the end of 2025, and I ask: (a) what is the Government's plan to deliver the additional 49 beds; (b) is it intended that the 49 additional beds will all be adult beds; (c) when can we expect the first instalment of the 49 additional beds to be provided; and (d) will the current facility in Bunbury need to be expanded to provide for the increase in beds?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
34 days
(a) The Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Plan 2015-2025: Better Choices. Better Lives (Plan) articulates the demand for the Western Australian population by the end of 2025. Any expansion of services is subject to Government approval through normal budgetary processes.
(b) No. The modelling in the Plan shows that there will need to be mental health community-based beds to meet the needs of youth (16-24 years), adult (25-64 years), and older adult (65 years and over) in the Southwest region, by the end of 2025.
(c) The first instalment of beds is intended to be operational by the end of 2017, with a 10 bed mental health community-based facility to be built in Bunbury.
(d) The existing 15 bed mental health community-based facility in Bunbury may or may not be expanded to provide for the modelled increase in beds in the Southwest, as the Plan does not outline the exact locations and service providers of the additional beds. Further work is required by the MHC to consult with consumers, carers, families and the community to determine service locations within the Southwest and the service providers. This will be undertaken in consultation with key stakeholders and is subject to normal Government budgetary approval processes.
(b) No. The modelling in the Plan shows that there will need to be mental health community-based beds to meet the needs of youth (16-24 years), adult (25-64 years), and older adult (65 years and over) in the Southwest region, by the end of 2025.
(c) The first instalment of beds is intended to be operational by the end of 2017, with a 10 bed mental health community-based facility to be built in Bunbury.
(d) The existing 15 bed mental health community-based facility in Bunbury may or may not be expanded to provide for the modelled increase in beds in the Southwest, as the Plan does not outline the exact locations and service providers of the additional beds. Further work is required by the MHC to consult with consumers, carers, families and the community to determine service locations within the Southwest and the service providers. This will be undertaken in consultation with key stakeholders and is subject to normal Government budgetary approval processes.
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