GERALDTON HEALTH CAMPUS
836. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to claims from the
Australian Nursing Federation this week regarding staff shortages in the
midwest, as reported by ABC News on 25 October in an article titled, ''Nursing
union says inexperienced staff are working in understaffed Geraldton ED''.
(1) What is the authorised nursing
FTE level for Geraldton Regional Hospital?
(2) What is the current nursing FTE
level for Geraldton Regional Hospital?
(3) How many
staff at Geraldton Regional Hospital have been rostered for more than 80 hours
in the last fortnight, and how many have been rostered for more than 100 hours?
(4) Noting the
state government's $5.8 billion budget surplus, what specific measures
is the minister taking to increase staffing levels at Geraldton Regional
Hospital?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. It is not possible
to provide the requested information in the time required and I therefore
ask the honourable member to place this question on notice.