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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 262 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 September 2021 by Hon Donna Faragher

Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

Will the Minister provide a breakdown, by headcount and FTE, of the number of clinicians currently employed by the WA Country Health Service to provide assessment, early intervention and treatment services to children in the following categories:
(a) speech pathologists;
(b) occupational therapists;
(c) physiotherapists;
(d) social workers;
(e) clinical psychologists;
(f) paediatricians;
(g) therapy assistants;
(h) audiologists;
(i) nurses; and
(j) other clinicians not listed in (a) to (i)?

Answered on 12 October 2021

(1) (a) – (j) The breakdown of clinicians (by FTE and headcount) currently employed by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) to provide assessment, early intervention and treatment services to children is provided below:

 

Professional Group

FTE

Headcount

Speech Pathologist

52.6

60

Occupational Therapist

28.3

49

Physiotherapist

16

42.8

Social Work

9.4

21

Clinical Psychologist

1.2

2

Paediatrician

14.75

21

Therapy Assistants

23.05

42

Audiologists

2.7

5

Podiatry

0.3

4

Nurses (Developmental)

1

2

Dietitian

7.7

24

 

Note: The principal assessment, early intervention and treatment service offered by WACHS for children is the Child Development Service (CDS), therefore the data provided reflects staffing of this service as far as possible. FTE excluded from this data includes staff delivering acute inpatient, outpatient and emergency department services. The data is an estimate only, as services are provided based on clinical priority and service demand and are subject to re-allocation.