Question On Notice No. 2978 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 June 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
In relation to the all WA Country Health Service sites, per month, for
the last 12 months, I ask:
(a) on how many occasions has a doctor not been rostered for each site;
(b) with respect to (a), what was the reason for the unavailability of a
doctor for each occasion;
(c) with respect to (a), on each occasion a doctor was not available to be
rostered, how many ATS 1, 2 or 3 patients presented to each hospital, during
each period;
(d) what strategy has the WA Country Health Service put in place to avoid
situations when a doctor is not available to be rostered;
(e) on how many occasions in the last 12 months at each hospital, has a
doctor been rostered but unable to be contacted, or unable to respond;
(f) with respect to (e), on each occasion a doctor was not available to
respond when rostered, how many ATS 1, 2 or 3 patients presented to each
hospital during each period; and
(g) how many salaried doctors are employed by each hospital?
Answered on 11 August 2020
I am advised:
Provision of the information sought by the Member would require a significant amount of research which would divert WA Health staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. If the Member has a specific inquiry I will endeavour to provide a reply.