❓ Question on Notice regarding funding for hospital violence prevention measures, specifically security personnel deployment and CCTV installation progress. The response indicates delays in both areas, particularly in regional hospitals.
AnsweredQoN 3239Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to question on notice 2888 regarding “Increased funding to stop
hospital violence and aggression”, and I ask: (a) please
identify the hospital and the amount of additional security FTE not yet
deployed; (b) with
respect to additional security FTE awaiting deployment, when will this be
achieved; (c) have
all the hospitals that were due to receive CCTV by 30 June 2020, now been
installed; (d) if no to (c), please list which hospitals that are yet to be completed and the
outstanding project value for each; and (e) how
much of the $11.23 million has been spent to date?
refer to question on notice 2888 regarding “Increased funding to stop
hospital violence and aggression”, and I ask: (a) please
identify the hospital and the amount of additional security FTE not yet
deployed; (b) with
respect to additional security FTE awaiting deployment, when will this be
achieved; (c) have
all the hospitals that were due to receive CCTV by 30 June 2020, now been
installed; (d) if no to (c), please list which hospitals that are yet to be completed and the
outstanding project value for each; and (e) how
much of the $11.23 million has been spent to date?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
4 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) Geraldton Hospital has 0.52 FTE that has not been deployed.
(b) The additional 0.52 FTE at Geraldton Hospital will be achieved by 31 December 2020.
(c) No.
(d) List of hospitals and health services that have not received CCTV upgrades by 30 June 2020.
Hospital/Health Service
Outstanding Project Value
Narrogin Hospital
$12,000
Northam Hospital
$5,629
Wickepin Health Service
$18,900
(e) As at 30 September 2020 the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has spent $4.425 million of its share of the allocation ($5.136 million), noting that the $11.23 million is the allocation to whole of Health.
(b) The additional 0.52 FTE at Geraldton Hospital will be achieved by 31 December 2020.
(c) No.
(d) List of hospitals and health services that have not received CCTV upgrades by 30 June 2020.
Hospital/Health Service
Outstanding Project Value
Narrogin Hospital
$12,000
Northam Hospital
$5,629
Wickepin Health Service
$18,900
(e) As at 30 September 2020 the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has spent $4.425 million of its share of the allocation ($5.136 million), noting that the $11.23 million is the allocation to whole of Health.
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