Question On Notice No. 259 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 September 2021 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to metropolitan child development services:
Will the Minister advise the current median wait times for children in the primary years of schooling to access the following services:
(a) speech pathology;
(b) occupational therapy; and
(c) physiotherapy?
Answered on 12 October 2021
I am advised:
For the quarter April-June 2021 the median waiting times for the metropolitan Child Development Service for children in the primary years of schooling (3.5 years – 12.5 years) were:
(a) Speech pathology – 8.7 months
(b) Occupational therapy – 7.8 months
(c) Physiotherapy – 9.0 months