Question regarding the employment status of promised school nurses for pre-primary health checks in regional areas, specifically the South West region, as of October 1, 2015. The answer provides FTE numbers and locations.

AnsweredQoN 3509Legislative Council
Asked
20 October 2015
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I refer to the promised 45 additional school nurses to conduct pre-primary child health checks in regional areas, and I ask: (a) as at 1 October 2015, how many have been employed; (b) how many have been employed in the South West, and where are they located; (c) how many in the South West have been employed full time; and (d) how many in the South West have been employed part time?

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Answered
1 December 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
42 days
Answer as at 1 October 2015 -
(a) 15.5 full-time equivalent (FTE)(13.5 FTE nurses and 2.0 FTE Speech Pathologists). WA Country Health Service is on target to achieve the commitment of 44.9 FTE by June 2017.
(b) 3.5 FTE in total (0.7 nurse FTE in Bunbury and 1.8 nurse FTE in the Naturaliste area, and 1.0 Speech Pathologist FTE in Bunbury).
(c) Two (one nurse and one Speech Pathologist).
(d) Three nurses.

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