Question On Notice No. 2695 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 November 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to ambulance ramping at WA Country Health Service hospitals and
I ask, for each hospital for the 2018-19 financial year and 2019-20 financial
year to date:
(a) on how many days has ramping occurred;
(b) with respect to each day on which ramping occurred, will the Minister please detail the
total duration of ambulance hours ramped and the number of ambulance affected; and
(c) where possible, will the Minister please identify whether the affected ambulances were career
paramedics, volunteer ambulance officers or a combination of the aforementioned?
Answered on 5 December 2019
I am advised:
(a) – (c) Ramping data for WA Country Health Service hospitals is not provided by St John Ambulance to the Department of Health.