❓ Hon. Adele Farina questions the Health portfolio regarding continuing care services in the South West region, including client numbers and budget allocation. The response provides data on HACC, Transition Care, and Bunbury Hospital Subacute Unit admissions, while budget specifics are partially deferred.
AnsweredQoN 1406Legislative Council
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 143, "Key Services and Efficiency Indicators", line item Continuing Care, and ask: (a) how many clients in each of Bunbury, Harvey, Collie, Busselton, Margaret River and Manjimup accessed continuing care services in each of 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14; (b) of the total State Budget for Continuing Care in 2014-15, how much will be spent in the South West electoral district; and (c) in each of 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, how much of the total State Budget for Continuing Care was spent in the South West electoral district?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(a) The South West Home and Continuing Care include services such as Home and Community Care (HACC) and Transition Care Programs.
The region is divided into the sub-regions of Blackwood, Preston and Vasse.
The data below is for HACC services.
Data for 2013-14 will not be available until December 2014.
Sub-Region
Care Recipients for 2011-12
Care Recipients for 2012-13
Blackwood
776
885
Preston
4,135
4,177
Vasse
1,729
1,673
Total
6,640
6,735
Data Source:
Department of Health Minimum Data Set Annual Reports.
The Transition Care Program operates 20 flexible/transition care community packages in Greater Bunbury, Busselton and surrounding districts.
The number of clients assisted (admissions) for each of the last three (3) years is provided below:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Number of admissions
81
77
83
Data Source:
Department of Health Aged and Continuing Care Directorate
In relation to clients who were admitted to the Bunbury Hospital Subacute Unit information provided below:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Number of admissions and transfers to Unit
342
385
299
Data Source:
Department of Health, The Open Patient Administration System (TOPAS)
(b) WA Health allocates funding by Health Service region.
The budget for the South West Health Service Aged and Continuing Care will be available in early September 2014.
(c) WA Health allocates funding by Health Service region.
The total State budget for Continuing Care spent in the South West Health service was:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Budget
$10.827m*
$11.261m
$11.679m
*Due to financial accounting process change this figure is not comparable with data provided for 2012-13 or 2013-14
The region is divided into the sub-regions of Blackwood, Preston and Vasse.
The data below is for HACC services.
Data for 2013-14 will not be available until December 2014.
Sub-Region
Care Recipients for 2011-12
Care Recipients for 2012-13
Blackwood
776
885
Preston
4,135
4,177
Vasse
1,729
1,673
Total
6,640
6,735
Data Source:
Department of Health Minimum Data Set Annual Reports.
The Transition Care Program operates 20 flexible/transition care community packages in Greater Bunbury, Busselton and surrounding districts.
The number of clients assisted (admissions) for each of the last three (3) years is provided below:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Number of admissions
81
77
83
Data Source:
Department of Health Aged and Continuing Care Directorate
In relation to clients who were admitted to the Bunbury Hospital Subacute Unit information provided below:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Number of admissions and transfers to Unit
342
385
299
Data Source:
Department of Health, The Open Patient Administration System (TOPAS)
(b) WA Health allocates funding by Health Service region.
The budget for the South West Health Service Aged and Continuing Care will be available in early September 2014.
(c) WA Health allocates funding by Health Service region.
The total State budget for Continuing Care spent in the South West Health service was:
Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Budget
$10.827m*
$11.261m
$11.679m
*Due to financial accounting process change this figure is not comparable with data provided for 2012-13 or 2013-14
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