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Parliamentary Questions


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.