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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 246 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 June 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

MENTAL HEALTH — LONG-STAY ADMITTED INPATIENTS

246. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to patients currently identified as long-stay admitted mental health inpatients.

(1) What constitutes a long-stay admitted inpatient and how many such patients are currently in the health system?

(2) Of the present cohort of long-stay inpatients, how many have been admitted for periods of time of —

(a) up to six months;

(b) between six and 12 months;

(c) between one and two years; and

(d) longer than two years?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Health.

I am advised that the Department of Health is not able to provide the requested information in the time required and I therefore ask the honourable member to place this question on notice.