Hon Michelle Boylan asks about nurse resignation numbers from WA Department of Health between 2021-2025, broken down by nurse type and employment status. The response provides the requested data but notes discrepancies and highlights increased nurse numbers overall.

AnsweredQoN 415Legislative Council
Asked
13 August 2025
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How many registered and enrolled nurses resigned from the Western Australian Department of Health for each of the following financial years: (a) 2021-2022; (b) 2022-2023; (c) 2023-2024; (d) 2024-2025; and (e) for each of the years in (a)-(d) how many of the resignations were from: (i) full-time employees; and (ii) part-time employees?

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Answered
17 September 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a)-(d)
The Cook Labor Government had added over 5,000 nurses since 2021. A Nurse may resign from multiple positions in a year.
Qualification
Resignations by Financial Year
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-25
Enrolled
141
129
147
132
Registered
1024
807
852
879
*NOTE: The total number of resignations may not match the sum of part-time and full-time resignations (e) (i)-(ii)
Employment Type
Resignations by Financial Year
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
2024-25
Full-Time
293
204
161
174
Part-Time
874
737
841
841
*NOTE: The total number of resignations may not match the sum of part-time and full-time resignations

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