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.