Mr. Love questions the WA Health Minister regarding the 3-year lease of the Cockburn Mental Health facility, its bed utilisation, staffing levels, and intended areas of mental health support. The Minister's response provides clarification on these points.

AnsweredQoN 1103Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2024
Portfolio
Health

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I refer to the 3 year agreement that WA Health entered into to lease the 75-bed Cockburn Mental Health facility, and I ask: (a) Why has the facility only been leased for 3 years; (b) Will all 75 beds be utilised every year going forward; (c) Does the facility have a full complement of staff; and (d) What areas of mental health support will the facility be utilised to address?

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Answered
7 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
a)      The Cockburn facility has been leased for three years to enable sufficient time to assess the efficacy and sustainability of the site and service delivery model being employed.
b)      Yes.
c)      South Metropolitan Health Service is undertaking a large scale recruitment drive to recruit staff across all disciplines.
d)      Inpatient mental health and eating disorder treatment (women only), and inpatient alcohol and other drug withdrawal.

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