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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 967 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2021 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE — NURSES

967. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the minister representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to hours worked by nurses in the WA Country Health Service.

(1) How many instances of nurses performing double shifts have occurred in the 2021–22 financial year to date?

(2) Is the minister aware of whether there have been any instances that a nurse has been asked to work a triple shift?

Hon Sue Ellery interjected.

The PRESIDENT: Order! We will ask the minister to attempt to answer that question, if it is available, as I know he will try to do. I note that members need to be very aware of the depth and length of questions that are being asked.

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Health.

It is not possible to provide the requested information in the time required. The considerable detail asked by the member would require the diversion of departmental resources. If the member has a more specific concern about particular WA Country Health Service sites, I would ask the member to place this question on notice.