❓ Hon Ed Dermer's QoN 1403 seeks data on palliative care in WA for 2008, including patient numbers, wait times, and bed availability. The response provides some data but acknowledges limitations in current data collection systems.
AnsweredQoN 1403Legislative Council
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(1) How many Western Australians received palliative care in 2008?
(2) What is the Minister's best estimate, of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008?
(3) What is the average period of time, between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care?
(4) How many palliative care beds are available in Western Australia?
(2) What is the Minister's best estimate, of how many Western Australians sought palliative care in 2008?
(3) What is the average period of time, between a Western Australian patient applying for and receiving palliative care?
(4) How many palliative care beds are available in Western Australia?
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Answered
24 November 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Health
Response time
13 days
(1) Currently the information system within the Department of Health only captures palliative care "care type" which reflects patients admitted into hospital beds. This does not give a true reflection of the scope of specialist palliative care provided throughout the State. The following patient numbers have been collated by obtaining additional data directly from each palliative care service.
The total number of patients receiving palliative care from specialist palliative care services in Western Australia from 1 January to 31 December in 2008 was 8,125.
Royal Perth Palliative Care Team (PCT): 1084
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital PCT: 896
Silver Chain Hospice Home Care: 2709
Fremantle Hospital PCT: 573
Bethesda Hospital Palliative Care Unit (PCU): 336
Murdoch Community Hospice: 441
Peel Community Palliative Care Service: 229
Kalamunda Hospital PCU: 78
Albany Palliative Care: 190
Geraldton Palliative Care: 119
St John of God Subiaco: 444
Bunbury St John of God: 156
Glengarry Private Hospital: 174
Princess Margaret Hospital: 42
Hollywood Private Hospital PCU: 479
Busselton Hospice: 65
Joondalup Health Campus: 53
Avon Hospice Service - Northam: 57
(2) Accurate data on patients who sought palliative care is unavailable.
(3) Average length of time from referral to receiving care is not available within the public system data collection for Western Australia but the national palliative care data (inclusive of the key Western Australian palliative care services) shows that 87% of inpatients are seen within 48 hours and community patients 62.9%. Silver Chain Hospice Home Care contact all community patients within 24 hours of referral.
(4) There are currently 88 specialist palliative care beds in the State, of which 51 are Public funded beds.
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The total number of patients receiving palliative care from specialist palliative care services in Western Australia from 1 January to 31 December in 2008 was 8,125.
Royal Perth Palliative Care Team (PCT): 1084
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital PCT: 896
Silver Chain Hospice Home Care: 2709
Fremantle Hospital PCT: 573
Bethesda Hospital Palliative Care Unit (PCU): 336
Murdoch Community Hospice: 441
Peel Community Palliative Care Service: 229
Kalamunda Hospital PCU: 78
Albany Palliative Care: 190
Geraldton Palliative Care: 119
St John of God Subiaco: 444
Bunbury St John of God: 156
Glengarry Private Hospital: 174
Princess Margaret Hospital: 42
Hollywood Private Hospital PCU: 479
Busselton Hospice: 65
Joondalup Health Campus: 53
Avon Hospice Service - Northam: 57
(2) Accurate data on patients who sought palliative care is unavailable.
(3) Average length of time from referral to receiving care is not available within the public system data collection for Western Australia but the national palliative care data (inclusive of the key Western Australian palliative care services) shows that 87% of inpatients are seen within 48 hours and community patients 62.9%. Silver Chain Hospice Home Care contact all community patients within 24 hours of referral.
(4) There are currently 88 specialist palliative care beds in the State, of which 51 are Public funded beds.
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