❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staffing levels at Bunbury Regional Hospital (BRH) in January 2008, compared to January 2007. The question covers total staff, specific nursing roles, employment types, agency staff usage, and relevant policies.
AnsweredQoN 2986Legislative Assembly
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(a) what was the total number of staff employed as at 21 January 2008;
(b) of those total numbers, how many as at 21 January 2008 are:
(i) registered nurses;
(ii) enrolled nurses; and
(iii) PSAs;
(c) of the total numbers of registered nurses at the BRH, how many are employed:
(i) on a permanent full-time basis;
(ii) on a permanent part-time basis;
(iii) as a casual; and
(iv) on contract;
(d) of all non full-time staff employed, from what agencies were staff sourced;
(e) is there a policy in operation at BRH which gives direction to the employment status ratio required (i.e. percentages of permanent, part-time and casual staff); and
(f) If the answer to (e) is yes, is this policy a Government directive, Health Department directive or BRH administration directive?
(b) of those total numbers, how many as at 21 January 2008 are:
(i) registered nurses;
(ii) enrolled nurses; and
(iii) PSAs;
(c) of the total numbers of registered nurses at the BRH, how many are employed:
(i) on a permanent full-time basis;
(ii) on a permanent part-time basis;
(iii) as a casual; and
(iv) on contract;
(d) of all non full-time staff employed, from what agencies were staff sourced;
(e) is there a policy in operation at BRH which gives direction to the employment status ratio required (i.e. percentages of permanent, part-time and casual staff); and
(f) If the answer to (e) is yes, is this policy a Government directive, Health Department directive or BRH administration directive?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
15 days
(a) and (b) Nursing FTE equivalent and headcount for Bunbury Regional Hospital. Figures are provided for January 2007 for comparative purposes.
January 2008
January 2007
Percentage Difference
Description
Head Count
FTE
Head Count
FTE
Head Count
FTE
Registered Nurses
324
227
291
203
11%
12%
Enrolled Nurses
57
36
50
31
14%
15%
Patient Support Assistants
63
51
59
48
7%
5%
Others
292
238
270
220
8%
8%
Total
736
553
670
502
(c) Breakdown of Registered Nursing headcount for Bunbury Regional Hospital by employment type:
Jan-08
Jan-07
Employment Type
Head Count
Head Count
Percentage Difference
(i) Perm Full time basis
118
110
7%
(ii) Perm Part Time Basis
127
116
9%
(iii) Casual
55
45
22%
(iv) Contract
24
20
20%
324
291
(d) There were no non full-time agency staff employed in January 2008 at Bunbury Regional Hospital (source - Nurse West).
(e) No, all of the major industrial agreements have clauses stating that permanent positions are the preferred method of employment.
(f) Not applicable.
Notes:
Head Count and FTE are based on aggregation of cost centres for Bunbury Regional Hospital in the HRIS Data Warehouse as at the time of extraction. The cost centre aggregation is subject to routine review, which may result in amended figures.
FTE
Average FTE for month specified.
Guide for Use
The monthly Average FTE is the average hours worked during a period of time divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period.
Includes
Ordinary hours, Overtime, Leave, Public Holidays, Time in Lieu, Workers Compensation)
Head Count
Number of employees paid in the last pay period of the month specified.
Exclusions
Exclude Agency Staff ('0210','0211','0212','0213','0214','0215','0216','0217','0218')
Registered Nurses (account code 0111)
Enrolled Nurses (account codes 0116 and 0117)
Patient Support Assistants (account code 0154)
Perm Full time basis (Emp Type "FT", Job Typ "P")
Perm Part Time Basis (Emp Type "PT", Job Typ "P,S")
Casual (Emp Type "PT", Job Typ "C")
Contract (Emp Type "FT", Job Typ "T")
Source: HCN HRIS Data Warehouse Oracle Discoverer 10g (extraction date: 28/02/08)
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January 2008
January 2007
Percentage Difference
Description
Head Count
FTE
Head Count
FTE
Head Count
FTE
Registered Nurses
324
227
291
203
11%
12%
Enrolled Nurses
57
36
50
31
14%
15%
Patient Support Assistants
63
51
59
48
7%
5%
Others
292
238
270
220
8%
8%
Total
736
553
670
502
(c) Breakdown of Registered Nursing headcount for Bunbury Regional Hospital by employment type:
Jan-08
Jan-07
Employment Type
Head Count
Head Count
Percentage Difference
(i) Perm Full time basis
118
110
7%
(ii) Perm Part Time Basis
127
116
9%
(iii) Casual
55
45
22%
(iv) Contract
24
20
20%
324
291
(d) There were no non full-time agency staff employed in January 2008 at Bunbury Regional Hospital (source - Nurse West).
(e) No, all of the major industrial agreements have clauses stating that permanent positions are the preferred method of employment.
(f) Not applicable.
Notes:
Head Count and FTE are based on aggregation of cost centres for Bunbury Regional Hospital in the HRIS Data Warehouse as at the time of extraction. The cost centre aggregation is subject to routine review, which may result in amended figures.
FTE
Average FTE for month specified.
Guide for Use
The monthly Average FTE is the average hours worked during a period of time divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period.
Includes
Ordinary hours, Overtime, Leave, Public Holidays, Time in Lieu, Workers Compensation)
Head Count
Number of employees paid in the last pay period of the month specified.
Exclusions
Exclude Agency Staff ('0210','0211','0212','0213','0214','0215','0216','0217','0218')
Registered Nurses (account code 0111)
Enrolled Nurses (account codes 0116 and 0117)
Patient Support Assistants (account code 0154)
Perm Full time basis (Emp Type "FT", Job Typ "P")
Perm Part Time Basis (Emp Type "PT", Job Typ "P,S")
Casual (Emp Type "PT", Job Typ "C")
Contract (Emp Type "FT", Job Typ "T")
Source: HCN HRIS Data Warehouse Oracle Discoverer 10g (extraction date: 28/02/08)
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