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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 660 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 June 2019 by Hon Jim Chown

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

HOSPITALS — WARDS

660. Hon JIM CHOWN to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:

(1) How many wards in the metropolitan public hospital system are currently not in use?

(2) For each ward, can the minister please give the reason why they are not in use?

Hon ALANNA CLOHESY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) At the Child and Adolescent Health Service, nil; at East Metropolitan Health Service, three; at North Metropolitan Health Service, one; and at South Metropolitan Health Service, two.

(2) For the Child and Adolescent Health Service: not applicable.

For the East Metropolitan Health Service: Royal Perth Hospital wards were closed following transition to Fiona Stanley Hospital, resulting in decreased funding and activity and, therefore, decreased funded bed stock. The Bentley Hospital ward has been closed as it is not required for current funded activity.

For the North Metropolitan Health Service: Selby Lodge in the older adult mental health service has one eight-bed ward that is not in use. The ward was closed more than 10 years ago as the beds are not funded.

For the South Metropolitan Health Service: as part of the reconfiguration of services in the South Metropolitan Health Service and the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital transitioned from a tertiary hospital to a specialist hospital. This reduced the requirement for the number of beds at Fremantle Hospital.