❓ Ms. Mettam's parliamentary question seeks detailed data on residential rehabilitation and low medical withdrawal beds in WA, including availability, wait times, and regional distribution over the past five years. The response provides some data but indicates that wait time averages are not tracked.
AnsweredQoN 748Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to State Government funded and/or operated residential rehabilitation
beds and low medical withdrawal beds and I ask: (a) What
is the current number of available residential rehabilitation beds per 100,000
people in Western Australia; (b) What
was the number of available residential rehabilitation beds per 100,000 people
in Western Australia, for each of the past five years; (c) What
is the current number of available residential rehabilitation beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available residential rehabilitation beds, by region, for
each of the past five years; (e) What
is the current wait time for an available residential rehabilitation bed, by
region; (f) What
was the average wait time for an available residential rehabilitation bed, by
region, for each of the past five years; (g) What
is the current number of available low medical withdrawal beds per 100,000
people in Western Australia; (h) What
was the number of available low medical withdrawal beds per 100,000 people in
Western Australia, for each of the past five years; (i) What
is the current number of available low medical withdrawal beds, by region; (j) What
was the number of available low medical withdrawal beds, by region, for each of
the past five years; (k) What
is the current wait time for an available low medical withdrawal bed, by region; and (l) What
was the average wait time for an low medical withdrawal bed, by region, for
each of the past five years?
refer to State Government funded and/or operated residential rehabilitation
beds and low medical withdrawal beds and I ask: (a) What
is the current number of available residential rehabilitation beds per 100,000
people in Western Australia; (b) What
was the number of available residential rehabilitation beds per 100,000 people
in Western Australia, for each of the past five years; (c) What
is the current number of available residential rehabilitation beds, by region; (d) What
was the number of available residential rehabilitation beds, by region, for
each of the past five years; (e) What
is the current wait time for an available residential rehabilitation bed, by
region; (f) What
was the average wait time for an available residential rehabilitation bed, by
region, for each of the past five years; (g) What
is the current number of available low medical withdrawal beds per 100,000
people in Western Australia; (h) What
was the number of available low medical withdrawal beds per 100,000 people in
Western Australia, for each of the past five years; (i) What
is the current number of available low medical withdrawal beds, by region; (j) What
was the number of available low medical withdrawal beds, by region, for each of
the past five years; (k) What
is the current wait time for an available low medical withdrawal bed, by region; and (l) What
was the average wait time for an low medical withdrawal bed, by region, for
each of the past five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2023
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
15 days
(a) 12.4 beds per 100,000 people in 2022-23.
(b)
Financial Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
2018-19
12.6
2019-20
12.6
2020-21
12.4
2021-22
12.4
2022-23
12.4
(c)
Region
2022-23
Perth
174
Goldfields
18
Kimberley
44
Midwest
22
South West
41
Wheatbelt
20
Pilbara
22
(d)
Region
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Perth
174
174
174
174
174
Goldfields
11
18
18
18
18
Kimberley
44
44
44
44
44
Midwest
22
22
22
22
22
South West
41
41
41
41
41
Wheatbelt
20
20
20
20
20
Pilbara
22
22
22
22
22
(e) As at 24 May 2023, there are no wait times for admission in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Wheatbelt. In the South West and Midwest regions, there is a one to two week wait period to admission following an assessment of suitability for the program. In the Goldfields there is a wait time of 2-3 weeks. In the Perth region, the wait time can vary from 2 days up to 50 days depending on the type of program (i.e. specialist services may have longer wait times).
(f) The Mental Health Commission does not hold this information.
(g) 1.3 beds per 100,000 population in 2022-23.
(h)
Financial Year
Number of beds per 100,000 people
2018-19
1.3
2019-20
1.3
2020-21
1.3
2021-22
1.3
2022-23
1.3
(i)
Region
2022-23
Perth
25
Goldfields
4
Kimberley
0
Midwest
0
South West
3
Wheatbelt
0
Pilbara
0
Pilbara
4
(j)
Region
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Perth
25
25
25
25
25
Goldfields
0
4
4
4
4
Kimberley
0
0
0
0
0
Midwest
0
0
0
0
0
South West
3
3
3
3
3
Wheatbelt
0
0
0
0
0
Pilbara
4
4
4
4
4
(k) As at 24 May 2023, there are no wait times for admission in the Pilbara. In the South West, there is a one to two week wait period to admission following an assessment of suitability for the program. In the Goldfields the wait time is two to three weeks. In the Perth region the wait time is between four to five weeks and can be up to 14 weeks.
(l) The Mental Health Commission does not hold this information.
(b)
Financial Year
Number of available beds per 100,000 people
2018-19
12.6
2019-20
12.6
2020-21
12.4
2021-22
12.4
2022-23
12.4
(c)
Region
2022-23
Perth
174
Goldfields
18
Kimberley
44
Midwest
22
South West
41
Wheatbelt
20
Pilbara
22
(d)
Region
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Perth
174
174
174
174
174
Goldfields
11
18
18
18
18
Kimberley
44
44
44
44
44
Midwest
22
22
22
22
22
South West
41
41
41
41
41
Wheatbelt
20
20
20
20
20
Pilbara
22
22
22
22
22
(e) As at 24 May 2023, there are no wait times for admission in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Wheatbelt. In the South West and Midwest regions, there is a one to two week wait period to admission following an assessment of suitability for the program. In the Goldfields there is a wait time of 2-3 weeks. In the Perth region, the wait time can vary from 2 days up to 50 days depending on the type of program (i.e. specialist services may have longer wait times).
(f) The Mental Health Commission does not hold this information.
(g) 1.3 beds per 100,000 population in 2022-23.
(h)
Financial Year
Number of beds per 100,000 people
2018-19
1.3
2019-20
1.3
2020-21
1.3
2021-22
1.3
2022-23
1.3
(i)
Region
2022-23
Perth
25
Goldfields
4
Kimberley
0
Midwest
0
South West
3
Wheatbelt
0
Pilbara
0
Pilbara
4
(j)
Region
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Perth
25
25
25
25
25
Goldfields
0
4
4
4
4
Kimberley
0
0
0
0
0
Midwest
0
0
0
0
0
South West
3
3
3
3
3
Wheatbelt
0
0
0
0
0
Pilbara
4
4
4
4
4
(k) As at 24 May 2023, there are no wait times for admission in the Pilbara. In the South West, there is a one to two week wait period to admission following an assessment of suitability for the program. In the Goldfields the wait time is two to three weeks. In the Perth region the wait time is between four to five weeks and can be up to 14 weeks.
(l) The Mental Health Commission does not hold this information.
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