❓ Hon Wilson Tucker asks about the number of healthcare staff hired and retained following the 'Multi-pronged health workforce attraction and retention strategy' announced in August 2021. The Minister provides a headcount of new hires but defers on details of origin and retention until a planned evaluation.
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I refer to the media release in the Minister's name, entitled 'Multi-pronged health workforce attraction and retention strategy committed in State Budget', dated 10 August 2021, and I ask: (a) how many health care staff have been hired as a result of this initiative; (b) of those staff hired, how many were: (i) hired from within Western Australia; (ii) hired from another State or Territory; and (iii) hired from overseas; and (c) how many health care staff have been retained as a result of this initiative, and how are retentions recorded?
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Answered
16 December 2021
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
I am advised:
(a) We can report that WA health has recruited 1,471 health care staff (headcount) from 10 August 2021 to 12 December 2021.
(b)-(c) An evaluation of the WA Health Belong recruitment campaign is planned for the first half of 2022.
(a) We can report that WA health has recruited 1,471 health care staff (headcount) from 10 August 2021 to 12 December 2021.
(b)-(c) An evaluation of the WA Health Belong recruitment campaign is planned for the first half of 2022.
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