Hon Stephen Dawson asks about the costs associated with locum psychiatrists at Kalgoorlie Health Campus, including daily pay, benefits, and total expenditure in 2015-16. The Minister was unable to provide an immediate answer due to the need for manual data collation.

AnsweredQoN 911Legislative Council
Asked
13 September 2016
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

LOCUM PSYCHIATRISTS — KALGOORLIE HEALTH CAMPUS
911. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister
representing the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to locum psychiatrists
engaged at Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
(1) What is the daily pay for a locum
psychiatrist?
(2) Does a locum
psychiatrist get access to a government-provided car, accommodation or travel
allowance; and, if yes, what is provided?
(3) In 2015–16,
what was the total cost of engaging a locum psychiatrist at Kalgoorlie regional
hospital?
(4) What is the
daily pay for a goldfields-based residential psychiatrist?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of the question
(1)–(4) The
financial data required to answer the member's questions needs to be
manually reviewed and collated. WA Country Health Service is unable to respond
within the allocated time frame; and, as such, I request that the member place
this question on notice.
Hon
Stephen Dawson : You can't
tell me what they get paid?
Hon
DONNA FARAGHER : I am just
providing the answer.

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