❓ Hon. Adele Farina questions the discrepancy in multiday bed numbers at Bunbury Regional Hospital, citing the WA Health Clinical Services Framework and Department of Health website data. Hon. Helen Morton clarifies the difference between 'active' and 'physical' beds, stating the hospital runs 100 active beds.
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BUNBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL — MULTIDAY BEDS
I refer to the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020”, which states that by 2007–08 Bunbury Regional Hospital should have 105 multiday beds, and to the country beds data on the website of the Department of Health, which states that, as at February 2011, Bunbury hospital had only 90 multiday beds, which is a shortfall of 15 multiday beds. (1) Is the information on the Department of Health website that the hospital has only 90 multiday beds correct? (2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020”, which states that by 2007–08 Bunbury Regional Hospital should have 105 multiday beds, and to the country beds data on the website of the Department of Health, which states that, as at February 2011, Bunbury hospital had only 90 multiday beds, which is a shortfall of 15 multiday beds. (1) Is the information on the Department of Health website that the hospital has only 90 multiday beds correct? (2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(1) Is the information on the Department of Health website that the hospital has only 90 multiday beds correct? (2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(1) Is the information on the Department of Health website that the hospital has only 90 multiday beds correct? (2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(2) What action is being taken to provide the 105 multiday beds that the clinical framework states are needed at the hospital? (3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(3) When will the 15 additional multiday beds be available? (4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(4) What additional staff resources and recurrent funding would be needed to operate the 15 additional multiday beds? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health — (1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
(1)–(4) The information on the Department of Health website refers to the number of active multiday beds—that is, beds available for use on the day. Bunbury Regional Hospital currently runs at 100 active multiday beds, of which 10 are subacute restorative care beds. The 105 multiday beds referred to in the “WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2010–2020” is the number of physical–constructed multiday beds.
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