KING EDWARD MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN — STAFF
223. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Further to putting out the call, what exact measures are the minister
undertaking to assist and incentivise health staff to prevent them from
leaving, which would result in a further worsening of the staffing crisis and
the culture within our health department?
Mr R.H.
COOK replied:
As I hope the member will be aware,
any workforce strategy is about attraction and retention. We are doing a whole
range of measures to make sure that we maintain the Western Australian health system
as a great place for people to work and
practice their healthcare passion and career. We will continue to make sure
that we do that work. People right across the sector are tired at the
moment. We are seeing a level of fatigue right across our health workforce. We
are putting in measures so that we can continue to provide people with
opportunities to take leave, to make sure that they continue to have
opportunities for professional development and to ensure that Western Australia's
health system remains a great place to work.