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.