Question On Notice No. 252 asked in the Legislative Council on 31 August 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 of, by headcount and FTE, the number of clinicians currently employed by the Metropolitan Child Development 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) pediatricians;
(g) therapy assistants;
(h) audiologists;
(i) nurses; and
(j) other clinicians not listed in (a) to (i)?
Answered on 12 October 2021
I am advised:
As at 15 August 2021 the breakdown by headcount and FTE is as follows:
|
Discipline
|
FTE
|
Headcount
|
(a)
|
Speech Pathology
|
76.0
|
97
|
(b)
|
Occupational Therapy
|
30.5
|
46
|
(c)
|
Physiotherapy
|
15.4
|
22
|
(d)
|
Social Work
|
15.8
|
21
|
(e)
|
Clinical Psychology
|
18.2
|
29
|
(f)
|
Paediatrics
|
22.7
|
46
|
(g)
|
Allied Health Assistant
|
5.6
|
10
|
(h)
|
Audiology
|
4.1
|
7
|
(i)
|
Nurse
|
10.2
|
13
|
(j)
|
Podiatry
|
0.3
|
1
|
(j)
|
Dietetics
|
0.2
|
1
|