METROPOLITAN
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — REFERRALS
363. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer given to question without notice 335,
which was asked on Tuesday, regarding the school entry health assessment.
Of the assessments undertaken during the 2020 school year,
how many resulted in a referral to the following services provided by the WA
Country Health Service —
(a) physiotherapy;
(b) occupational therapy; and
(c) speech pathology?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The WA Country Health Service advises that the following
referrals were made as a result of school entry health assessments during the
2020 school year —
(a) physiotherapy, 10 referrals;
(b) occupational therapy, 25
referrals; and
(c) speech pathology, 162
referrals.