SCHOOL HEALTH NURSES
395. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to school health nurses
employed by the WA Department of Health.
(1) What was the
total amount of funding allocated for the provision of school health nurses in
the 2020–21 financial year for —
(a) government schools; and
(b) non-government schools?
(2) How many school health nurses,
by headcount and FTE, are currently permanently based in —
(a) public primary schools;
(b) public secondary schools;
(c) non-government primary schools;
and
(d) non-government secondary schools?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I am answering this question on
behalf of the representative minister. It is not possible to provide the
requested information in the time required. I therefore ask the honourable
member to place the question on notice.