❓ A parliamentary question seeks detailed information on hospital services, bed capacity, and staffing levels across Western Australia. The response provides some data at the Health Service Provider level but lacks specific hospital-level details and FTE forecasts.
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For each hospital, I ask: (a) What are the services provided, and at what level are they provided, as per Clinical Services Framework for 2019 and each year through to 2024; (b) What are the current and forecast beds associated with the services defined in (a); and (c) What are the current and forecast full time equivalent (FTE) associated with the services defined in (a)?
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Answered
17 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
I am advised:
(a) Services provided are as per the matrix and service definitions outlined in the publicly available WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2014–2024.
(b) Health Service Providers (HSP) are responsible for managing bed utilisation across their hospitals, therefore data is provided at HSP level.
The current and forecast bed utilisation by HSP is stated in the below table:
Current
Forecast
Health Service Providers
2017/18
2019/20
2024/25
North Metro Health Service
1,575
1,612
1,692
South Metro Health Service
1,367
1,450
1,504
Child and Adolescent Health Service
206
212
219
East Metro Health Service
1,209
1,289
1,351
WA Country Health Service
1,039
1,087
1,143
SOURCE: IP1718_SC2_SQ
Excludes boarders, organ procurement and unqualified neonates
(c) Health Service Providers (HSP) are responsible for managing workforce across their hospitals to deliver the required services (i.e. it is a clinical decision what staffing is required), therefore data is provided at HSP level.
The YTD June 2019 FTE by each HSP is stated in the below table:
Health Service Providers
YTD June Actual Operating FTE
North Metropolitan Health Service*
8,267
South Metropolitan Health Service
7,029
Child and Adolescent Health Service
3,211
East Metropolitan Health Service
6,295
WA Country Health Service
7,985
*Note: North Metropolitan Health Service FTE excludes Dental Health Service.
*Note: FTE data exclude FTE for Capital works.
There is no forecast FTE available at this point in time.
(a) Services provided are as per the matrix and service definitions outlined in the publicly available WA Health Clinical Services Framework 2014–2024.
(b) Health Service Providers (HSP) are responsible for managing bed utilisation across their hospitals, therefore data is provided at HSP level.
The current and forecast bed utilisation by HSP is stated in the below table:
Current
Forecast
Health Service Providers
2017/18
2019/20
2024/25
North Metro Health Service
1,575
1,612
1,692
South Metro Health Service
1,367
1,450
1,504
Child and Adolescent Health Service
206
212
219
East Metro Health Service
1,209
1,289
1,351
WA Country Health Service
1,039
1,087
1,143
SOURCE: IP1718_SC2_SQ
Excludes boarders, organ procurement and unqualified neonates
(c) Health Service Providers (HSP) are responsible for managing workforce across their hospitals to deliver the required services (i.e. it is a clinical decision what staffing is required), therefore data is provided at HSP level.
The YTD June 2019 FTE by each HSP is stated in the below table:
Health Service Providers
YTD June Actual Operating FTE
North Metropolitan Health Service*
8,267
South Metropolitan Health Service
7,029
Child and Adolescent Health Service
3,211
East Metropolitan Health Service
6,295
WA Country Health Service
7,985
*Note: North Metropolitan Health Service FTE excludes Dental Health Service.
*Note: FTE data exclude FTE for Capital works.
There is no forecast FTE available at this point in time.
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