❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding mental health services within the prison system, including provisions for treatment, staffing levels, Frankland Centre bed availability and waiting lists. The Minister for Mental Health redirected questions 1 & 2 to the Minister for Corrective Services.
AnsweredQoN 5169Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Mental Health and the Prison system, and I ask -
(1) What provisions is the Minister proposing for offenders in the prison system to receive mental health treatment?
(2) How many full time equivalents are there for mental health consumers in the prison system in the following areas -
(a) psychiatrists;
(b) psychologists;
(c) mental health nurses; and
(d) occupational therapists?
(3) How many beds are available in the Frankland Centre?
(4) What are the occupancy rates of those beds?
(5) Is there a waiting list for the beds at the Frankland Centre?
(6) If yes to (5), how many are on that list?
(7) Where are consumers on that waiting list housed?
(1) What provisions is the Minister proposing for offenders in the prison system to receive mental health treatment?
(2) How many full time equivalents are there for mental health consumers in the prison system in the following areas -
(a) psychiatrists;
(b) psychologists;
(c) mental health nurses; and
(d) occupational therapists?
(3) How many beds are available in the Frankland Centre?
(4) What are the occupancy rates of those beds?
(5) Is there a waiting list for the beds at the Frankland Centre?
(6) If yes to (5), how many are on that list?
(7) Where are consumers on that waiting list housed?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
57 days
(1 & 2) These questions fall under the portfolio of Corrective Services. As such I would ask the Member to refer them to the appropriate Minister.
(3) 30 beds in total.
(4) Occupancy rate varies between 90 to 95%.
(5) Yes.
(6) As at the 22 March 2012 there were three people on the wait list.
(7) All are currently in custody.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(3) 30 beds in total.
(4) Occupancy rate varies between 90 to 95%.
(5) Yes.
(6) As at the 22 March 2012 there were three people on the wait list.
(7) All are currently in custody.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.