Hon Adele Farina asks about midwifery staffing levels and patient transfers to Bunbury Regional Hospital in the South West region between 2001 and 2010. The response provides FTE midwife numbers for several hospitals and transfer numbers to Bunbury due to the need for specialist obstetric care.

AnsweredQoN 2946Legislative Council
Asked
20 October 2010
Portfolio
Health

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I refer to midwifery services in the South West region, and ask -
(1) How many FTE midwives are employed at each of the hospitals in the South West region as at, -
(a) 1 July 2001;
(b) 1 July 2008;
(c) 1 July 2009; and
(d) 1 July 2010?
(2) In relation to each of the hospitals identified in answer to (1), how many of the midwives were employed on a permanent basis?
(3) For each of the years, -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2008;
(c) 2009;
(d) and 2010, -
(i) how many women were transferred to Bunbury Regional Hospital to give birth, and why?

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Answered
23 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(2) Site 2001 (FTE) 2008 (FTE) 2009 (FTE) 2010 (FTE) Busselton N/A* 0.80 5.53 8.59 Bunbury 29.83 22.74 25.18 24.77 Margaret River N/A* 3.45 4.47 4.49 Bridgetown N/A* 0.80 0.82 1.34 Manjimup N/A* 1.98 1.78 2.41 Collie N/A* 3.93 3.99 3.92 * The data systems were not in place to accurately reflect the FTE in 2001. (3) (a) - (d) (i) Number of Women Transferred to Bunbury Regional Hospital because they required specialist obstetric care: Site 2001 2008 2009 2010 Busselton 11 12 14 8 Margaret River 11 15 10 9 Bridgetown 3 5 1 3 Manjimup 4 1 3 5 Collie 2 7 6 4 Donnybrook 2 0 0 0 Harvey 3 1 0 0 Pemberton 1 0 0 0 SJOG 0 1 0 1 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) (a) - (d) (i) Number of Women Transferred to Bunbury Regional Hospital because they required specialist obstetric care: Site 2001 2008 2009 2010 Busselton 11 12 14 8 Margaret River 11 15 10 9 Bridgetown 3 5 1 3 Manjimup 4 1 3 5 Collie 2 7 6 4 Donnybrook 2 0 0 0 Harvey 3 1 0 0 Pemberton 1 0 0 0 SJOG 0 1 0 1 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

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