Question On Notice No. 409 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 November 2021 by Hon Wilson Tucker
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
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?
Answered on 16 December 2021
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.