Question On Notice No. 339 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 November 2021 by Mr R.S. Love
Question Directed to the: Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to hospitals in Northampton, Mullewa, Morawa, Three Springs, Moora, Dalwallinu, Wongan-Ballidu and to health centres in Dongara, Jurien Bay, Leeman, Lancelin and Chittering, and I ask:
(a) What is the required Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of all nursing and ancillary staff at each centre;
(b) What is the current staffing level at each;
(c) How many positions are filled by short term recruitment through agencies;
(d) Does each centre have a plan in place to assess and treat patients suffering from COVID 19; and
(e) What extra resources will be provided at each centre in the event of a Covid outbreak in the area served by that centre or hospital?
Answered on 22 February 2022
(a-b)
Hospitals
Northampton
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing & Midwifery
|
12.49
|
11.74
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
8.67
|
8.87
|
|
TOTAL
|
21.16
|
20.61
|
|
Mullewa
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing & Midwifery
|
5.80
|
8.92
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
5.76
|
9.59
|
|
TOTAL
|
11.56
|
18.51
|
|
Morawa
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing & Midwifery
|
10.20
|
10.90
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
8.53
|
8.32
|
|
TOTAL
|
18.73
|
19.22
|
|
North Midlands (Three Springs)
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing & Midwifery
|
9.16
|
5.55
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
9.30
|
5.00
|
|
TOTAL
|
18.46
|
10.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moora
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing Services
|
16.90
|
18.70
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
19.00
|
18.90
|
|
TOTAL
|
35.90
|
37.60
|
|
Dalwallinu
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing Services
|
11.20
|
11.00
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
9.10
|
10.00
|
|
TOTAL
|
20.30
|
21.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wongan
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing Services
|
12.70
|
10.50
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
9.70
|
11.70
|
|
TOTAL
|
22.40
|
22.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Centres
Dongara
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing & Midwifery
|
11.86
|
19.39
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
14.75
|
14.01
|
|
TOTAL
|
26.61
|
33.40
|
|
Jurien Bay
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
|
|
Nursing Services
|
5.80
|
10.00
|
|
Ancillary Staff
|
3.00
|
4.20
|
|
TOTAL
|
8.80
|
14.20
|
|
Leeman
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
Comments
|
|
|
NA
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Silver Chain WA provides this service.
|
|
Lancelin
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
Comments
|
|
|
NA
|
NA
|
N/A
|
Silver Chain WA provides this service. WACHS Wheatbelt provides visiting child health & school health services
|
|
Chittering
|
(a)
Budgeted FTE
|
(b) Current FTE (Oct Actuals)
|
Comments
|
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
WACHS provides visiting Child Health & allied health services.
|
|
(c) The contracting of Agency nursing staff is not specifically tied to vacant positions when comparing Budgeted FTE to Current FTE. The engagement of these staff often encompasses short term leave cover; cover during recruitment processes and the need to meet local demand requirements
(d) Yes, this can be confirmed for all sites other than Chittering Health Centre, which is a private service not operated by WA Health. WA Health sites (including those contracted to Silver Chain at Lancelin and Leeman) have plans in place to assess and treat patients suffering from COVID
(e) WACHS will deploy available staff and resources according to community service priorities. This may include the redeployment of workforce, provision of consumables (including Personal Protective Equipment, swabs), and capabilities (mobile testing).