❓ Hon Stephen Dawson asks about acute mental health beds in WA, including those for older persons and people with dementia, bed availability per capita, occupancy rates, and wait time monitoring. The Minister provides detailed data on bed numbers, locations, occupancy, and clarifies the lack of a specific wait time monitoring system.
AnsweredQoN 2538Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 1747 regarding acute beds in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for each of the beds listed in the answers to questions (a) and (b), how many of the beds listed are for older persons and people with dementia; (b) at which facilities are each of the current 571 acute beds located; (c) what is the current number of available beds per 100,000 people based on the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Estimated Resident Population figures for Western Australia; (d) what was the number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five years, based on the relevant ABS Estimated Resident Population reporting period, for Western Australia; (e) what was the average occupancy rate of an available bed, by region, for each of the past five years; (f) in regard to the answer provided to part (e) of question on notice No. 1747, has Western Australia Health ever had a data collection system to monitor wait times for public mental health inpatient beds; (g) if yes to (f), when were changes made to reporting; and (h) if no to (f), why does Western Australia Health not have a data collection system to monitor wait times for public mental health inpatient beds?
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Answered
18 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
29 days
I refer the Hon Member to the statement I made to this House on 17 February 2015 correcting the figure of 571 acute beds to 566. The response below is provided relating to the corrected figure of 566 beds.
(a) Within bed numbers provided in the answer to question on notice No. 1747 (a) and (b) (sourced from centrally collected bed numbers primarily via the
Bedstate
application), there were 132 available specialised mental health inpatient beds specifically for older persons.
From the number of available beds provided to question on notice No. 1747 (a) and (b), the following were the available specialised mental health inpatient acute beds for older persons by year as follows:
2009/10: 116 acute beds
2010/11: 121 acute beds
2011/12: 123 acute beds
2012/13: 129 acute beds
2013/14: 132 acute beds
It is not possible to determine from
BedState
, the primary source for public bed availability and occupancy, whether a bed is being occupied by a patient diagnosed with dementia.
(b) Note that the figure of 571 beds in the original response to question on notice no. 1747 was subsequently amended to 566. These 566 acute beds were located as follows:
Location
Number of Beds
Albany Hospital
12
Armadale Hospital
33
Bentley Health Service
88
Broome Hospital
13
Bunbury Hospital
27
Fremantle Hospital
64
Graylands Hospital
86
Joondalup Health Campus
42
Kalgoorlie Hospital
6
King Edward Memorial Hospital
8
Mercy Hospital - Ursula Frayne Unit
12
Osborne Park Hospital
24
Princess Margaret Hospital
8
Rockingham Hospital
30
Royal Perth Hospital
20
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
52
Swan District Hospital
41
Total
566
(c) The current number of available acute beds is 584. This equates to a rate of 23 per 100,000 people.
(d) The number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five years was as follows:
2009/10: 23
2010/11: 23
2011/12: 23
2012/13: 23
2013/14: 22
(e) The average occupancy rate of an available bed, by region, for each of the past five years was as follows:
North Metro Health Service: 2009/10: 94 per cent
2010/11: 94 per cent
2011/12: 94 per cent
2012/13: 95 per cent
2013/14: 94 per cent
South Metro Health Service: 2009/10: 94 per cent
2010/11: 95 per cent
2011/12: 95 per cent
2012/13: 95 per cent
2013/14: 94 per cent
WA Country Health Service: 2009/10: 68 per cent
2010/11: 75 per cent
2011/12: 72 per cent
2012/13: 70 per cent
2013/14: 70 per cent
Child and Adolescent Health Service: 2009/10: 68 per cent
2010/11: 63 per cent
2011/12: 67 per cent
2012/13: 68 per cent
2013/14: 69 per cent
(f) No.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) The public health system monitors and allocates acute mental health beds across the Health sector based on clinical need. Admissions to acute Mental Health services are not elective.
(a) Within bed numbers provided in the answer to question on notice No. 1747 (a) and (b) (sourced from centrally collected bed numbers primarily via the
Bedstate
application), there were 132 available specialised mental health inpatient beds specifically for older persons.
From the number of available beds provided to question on notice No. 1747 (a) and (b), the following were the available specialised mental health inpatient acute beds for older persons by year as follows:
2009/10: 116 acute beds
2010/11: 121 acute beds
2011/12: 123 acute beds
2012/13: 129 acute beds
2013/14: 132 acute beds
It is not possible to determine from
BedState
, the primary source for public bed availability and occupancy, whether a bed is being occupied by a patient diagnosed with dementia.
(b) Note that the figure of 571 beds in the original response to question on notice no. 1747 was subsequently amended to 566. These 566 acute beds were located as follows:
Location
Number of Beds
Albany Hospital
12
Armadale Hospital
33
Bentley Health Service
88
Broome Hospital
13
Bunbury Hospital
27
Fremantle Hospital
64
Graylands Hospital
86
Joondalup Health Campus
42
Kalgoorlie Hospital
6
King Edward Memorial Hospital
8
Mercy Hospital - Ursula Frayne Unit
12
Osborne Park Hospital
24
Princess Margaret Hospital
8
Rockingham Hospital
30
Royal Perth Hospital
20
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
52
Swan District Hospital
41
Total
566
(c) The current number of available acute beds is 584. This equates to a rate of 23 per 100,000 people.
(d) The number of available beds per 100,000 people for each of the past five years was as follows:
2009/10: 23
2010/11: 23
2011/12: 23
2012/13: 23
2013/14: 22
(e) The average occupancy rate of an available bed, by region, for each of the past five years was as follows:
North Metro Health Service: 2009/10: 94 per cent
2010/11: 94 per cent
2011/12: 94 per cent
2012/13: 95 per cent
2013/14: 94 per cent
South Metro Health Service: 2009/10: 94 per cent
2010/11: 95 per cent
2011/12: 95 per cent
2012/13: 95 per cent
2013/14: 94 per cent
WA Country Health Service: 2009/10: 68 per cent
2010/11: 75 per cent
2011/12: 72 per cent
2012/13: 70 per cent
2013/14: 70 per cent
Child and Adolescent Health Service: 2009/10: 68 per cent
2010/11: 63 per cent
2011/12: 67 per cent
2012/13: 68 per cent
2013/14: 69 per cent
(f) No.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) The public health system monitors and allocates acute mental health beds across the Health sector based on clinical need. Admissions to acute Mental Health services are not elective.
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