Hon Steve Martin asked about the number of double shifts undertaken by nurses and midwives in WA tertiary hospitals in the past month. The response provides data for September 2022, indicating 692 double shifts by nurses and none by midwives.

AnsweredQoN 1069Legislative Council
Asked
25 October 2022
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I refer to the practice of double shifts being undertaken by Western Australian nurses and midwives, and I ask: (a) over the last month how many nurses undertook a double shift at tertiary hospitals in Western Australia; and (b) over the last month how many midwives undertook a double shift at tertiary hospitals in Western Australia?

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Answered
29 November 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
In the instance that a double shift is undertaken by a Western Australian nurse or midwife, an additional overtime payment is automatically rewarded to the employee. The following data is indicative of the month of September 2022.
(a) 692.
(b) Nil.

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