HEALTH — NURSES — WORKFORCE
384. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the response to yesterday's
question without notice 357 in which the minister stated that 3 366 registered and enrolled nurses have been employed in the Western
Australian public health system between 1 December 2021 and 1 May 2022.
(1) How many of these health workers
were part time or full time in the following categories —
(a) registered;
(b) enrolled; and
(c) graduates?
(2) How many of the 1 787
resignations or departures represented the following categories —
(a) registered;
(b) enrolled; and
�(c) graduates?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The answer is in tabular form, so I seek
leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)
|
|
Employment
Status
|
|
|
Category
of Nursing
|
Casual
|
Part
Time
|
Full
Time
|
Total
|
|
(a)
Registered Nurses
|
478
|
1,668
|
714
|
2,860
|
|
(b)
Enrolled Nurses
|
48
|
345
|
113
|
506
|
|
(c)
Graduate Nurses
|
0
|
662*
|
102*
|
764*
|
|
TOTAL
|
526
|
2,013
|
827
|
3,366
|
*Graduates
are appointed to established RN/EN positions and form part of the overall
workforce.
(2)
|
|
Employment
Status
|
|
|
Category
of Nursing
|
Casual
|
Part
Time
|
Full
Time
|
Total
|
|
(a)
Registered Nurses
|
212
|
1,068
|
272
|
1,552
|
|
(b)
Enrolled Nurses
|
50
|
150
|
35
|
235
|
|
TOTAL
|
262
|
1,218
|
307
|
1,787
|
(c) Information regarding graduate nurse resignations
is not captured centrally. Provision of
the information sought by the Member would
require a significant amount of research which would divert WA Health staff
away from their normal duties.