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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 541 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 February 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher

Question Directed to the: Leader of the House 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;
(j) dieticians;
(k) podiatrists; and
(l) any other clinicians not listed in (a) to (k)?

Answered on 17 March 2022

 

Discipline

FTE

Headcount

(a)

Speech Pathology

52.5

62

(b)

Occupational Therapy

27.71

47

(c)

Physiotherapy

16.7

40

(d)

Social Work

9.4

18

(e)

Clinical Psychology

0.4

1

(f)

Paediatrics

18.25

24

(g)

Allied Health Assistant

21.9

38

(h)

Audiology

2.7

4

(i)

Nurse (developmental)

1.5

3

(j)

Dietetics

7.7

20

(k)

Podiatry

0.37

2

 

(l) Not applicable.