Question on Notice regarding overtime costs and staffing vacancies in various support service areas (catering, cleaning, etc.) across multiple metropolitan hospitals in Western Australia. Limited data provided for Kaleeya Hospital only, referencing a previous question for broader information.

AnsweredQoN 399Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 June 2013
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I refer to the following metropolitan hospitals: Armadale/Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; Bentley Hospital; Fremantle Hospital; Kalamunda Hospital; Kaleeya Hospital; King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women; Murray Hospital; Osborne Park Hospital; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Rockingham General Hospital; Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. In relation to each of these I ask: (a) how many hours of overtime have been paid, and at what cost, in: (i) catering; (ii) patient support assistants; (iii) cleaning; (iv) orderly services; (v) patient transport; (vi) linen/uniforms; and (vii) waste management; (b) how many unfilled vacancies currently exist in the area of: (i) catering; (ii) patient support assistants; (iii) cleaning; (iv) orderly services; (v) patient transport; (vi) linen/uniforms; and (vii) waste management; and (c) for all vacancies: (i) how long have they been vacant; and (ii) what action is being taken to fill them?

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Answered
1 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
51 days
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 263.
Additional information in relation to Kaleeya Hospital is as follows -
(a) Average Monthly Hours and Cost of overtime for May 2012 - April 2013
Question
MTD Hours
MTD Amounts
(i)
3.2
$182.9
(ii)
6.4
$245.7
(iii)
9.9
$365.4
(iv)-(v)
4.8
$190.9
(vi)
1.8
$66.6
(vii) Waste management associated overtime hours and amounts are not identifiable within the HR Data Warehouse, and therefore have not been reported.
(b)(i)-(v) Nil.
(vi)-(vii) Not applicable.
(c)(i)-(ii) Not applicable.

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