❓ Question on Notice regarding patient wait times in WA public hospital emergency departments since 2018, specifically addressing mental health access block and ministerial action. The answer provides a tabled paper for wait times and states mental health access is discussed in regular meetings.
AnsweredQoN 156Legislative Council
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I refer to emergency departments in public hospitals, including public hospitals with private operators, and I ask: (a) for
each year and for each hospital since 2018, what is the longest amount of time
a patient has waited for admission and what was the date that
patient was admitted; (b) has the Minister received any correspondence relating to mental health access block within the hospital network; and (c) has
the Minister requested or directed executives within any of the health service
providers to act on mental health access block within the hospitals
under their remit: (i) if yes to (c), please detail when and to whom the request was made?
each year and for each hospital since 2018, what is the longest amount of time
a patient has waited for admission and what was the date that
patient was admitted; (b) has the Minister received any correspondence relating to mental health access block within the hospital network; and (c) has
the Minister requested or directed executives within any of the health service
providers to act on mental health access block within the hospitals
under their remit: (i) if yes to (c), please detail when and to whom the request was made?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
17 days
(a) Please see tabled paper no.
(b)-(c) Access to public mental health services is discussed at regular meetings between the Minister for Health and the System Manager, Health Service Provider Board Chairs and Chief Executives.
(b)-(c) Access to public mental health services is discussed at regular meetings between the Minister for Health and the System Manager, Health Service Provider Board Chairs and Chief Executives.
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