❓ Hon Helen Morton asks the Minister for Health about the number and location of secure mental health beds (both forensic and non-forensic) in WA as of 2001 and 2007. The Minister defers the answer, placing the question on notice due to the time required to gather the data.
AnsweredQoN 756Legislative Council
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MENTAL HEALTH - SECURE BEDS 756. Hon HELEN MORTON to the minister representing the Minister for Health: (1) How many non-forensic secure mental health beds were available in Western Australia as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (2) How many of the beds referred to in question (1) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both those dates? (3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
MENTAL HEALTH - SECURE BEDS
(1) How many non-forensic secure mental health beds were available in Western Australia as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (2) How many of the beds referred to in question (1) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both those dates? (3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(2) How many of the beds referred to in question (1) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both those dates? (3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
MENTAL HEALTH - SECURE BEDS
(1) How many non-forensic secure mental health beds were available in Western Australia as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (2) How many of the beds referred to in question (1) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both those dates? (3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(2) How many of the beds referred to in question (1) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both those dates? (3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(3) How many forensic secure mental health beds were available in WA as at 1 July 2001 and 1 July 2007? (4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(4) How many of the beds referred to in question (3) were staffed and open to accommodate patients on both of those dates? (5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
(5) Will the minister provide a table showing the location of the available secure mental health beds in WA, identifying those that are forensic secure mental health beds? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Due to time required to gather the necessary data, I ask that the question be placed on notice.
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