❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the recruitment and retention of overseas mental health nurses in the WA Government Mental Health Service, including numbers, attrition rates, average employment length, and relocation/incentive payments.
AnsweredQoN 3396Legislative Council
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Will the Minister please provide the following information, for each financial year since 1 July 2008, -
(1) How many overseas mental health nurses commenced work in the Government Mental Health Service in Western Australia?
(2) How many of these nurses recruited from overseas, -
(a) left the Government mental health system before six months;
(b) left the Government mental health system after six months and before 12 months; and
(c) left the Government mental health system after 12 months and before two years?
(3) What is the average length of time mental health nurses recruited from overseas have been employed in the Western Australian Government Mental Health Service?
(4) What are the total relocation payments and other attraction and incentive payments made for overseas mental health nurses from 1 July 2008 to 1 July 2010?
(5) What are the total relocation payments and other attraction and incentive payments made for overseas mental health nurses from 1 July 2008?
(1) How many overseas mental health nurses commenced work in the Government Mental Health Service in Western Australia?
(2) How many of these nurses recruited from overseas, -
(a) left the Government mental health system before six months;
(b) left the Government mental health system after six months and before 12 months; and
(c) left the Government mental health system after 12 months and before two years?
(3) What is the average length of time mental health nurses recruited from overseas have been employed in the Western Australian Government Mental Health Service?
(4) What are the total relocation payments and other attraction and incentive payments made for overseas mental health nurses from 1 July 2008 to 1 July 2010?
(5) What are the total relocation payments and other attraction and incentive payments made for overseas mental health nurses from 1 July 2008?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
(1)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 38 20 4
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 49 17 1
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 3 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 8 8 0
95 48 5
(2) (a)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 4 0 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 5 0 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
9 0 0
(b)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 2 0 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 8 0 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 1 0
10 1 0
(c)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 7 1 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 7 1 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
14 2 0
(3)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 2.1 1.4 0.2
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1.6 1.2 0.5
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services n.a.
2
n.a.
2
n.a.
2
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services -
3
-
3
-
3
3.7 2.6 0.7
(4)
1 July 2008 to 30 June 2010
($)
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 787,526.86
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1,108,632.00
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services -
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services -
1,896,158.86
(5)
1 July 2008 to February 2011
($)
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 909,155.70
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1,226,744.00
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 6,653.62
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 46,996.00
2,189,549.32
Notes:
1. Incomplete year, data is to February 2011.
2. Not available. The three nurses are still employed.
3. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) does not maintain a tracking system for overseas recruited mental health nurses working within WACHS as the numbers are not large enough to warrant such a system. In the context of the answer already provided to this Parliamentary Question it seems that the average is over 2 years as only one nurse left before 2 years.
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08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 38 20 4
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 49 17 1
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 3 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 8 8 0
95 48 5
(2) (a)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 4 0 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 5 0 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
9 0 0
(b)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 2 0 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 8 0 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 1 0
10 1 0
(c)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 7 1 0
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 7 1 0
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 0 0 0
14 2 0
(3)
08/09 09/10 10/11
1
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 2.1 1.4 0.2
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1.6 1.2 0.5
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services n.a.
2
n.a.
2
n.a.
2
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services -
3
-
3
-
3
3.7 2.6 0.7
(4)
1 July 2008 to 30 June 2010
($)
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 787,526.86
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1,108,632.00
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services -
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services -
1,896,158.86
(5)
1 July 2008 to February 2011
($)
South Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 909,155.70
North Metropolitan Area Health Service - Mental Health Services 1,226,744.00
Child and Adolescent Health Service - Mental Health Services 6,653.62
WA Country Health Service - Mental Health Services 46,996.00
2,189,549.32
Notes:
1. Incomplete year, data is to February 2011.
2. Not available. The three nurses are still employed.
3. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) does not maintain a tracking system for overseas recruited mental health nurses working within WACHS as the numbers are not large enough to warrant such a system. In the context of the answer already provided to this Parliamentary Question it seems that the average is over 2 years as only one nurse left before 2 years.
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