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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 253 asked in the Legislative Council on 31 August 2021 by Hon Donna Faragher

Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 784- View tabled paper


Question

(1) I refer to the redeployment of school health nurses to COVID-19 vaccination clinics, and I ask, how many schools have had their access to school health nurses reduced as a result of this redeployment?
(2) Will the Minister provide a list of those schools referred to in (1) that have been impacted?
(3) Have school health nurses been redeployed on a voluntary basis:
(a) if no to (3), what was the selection process?

Answered on 13 October 2021

For the WA Country Health Service:

 

(1) From 9 March 2021 to 8 September 2021, 63 public schools and 11 private schools across country WA have had their access to school health nurses reduced to some extent. A risk-based approach to any reduction in access has been taken to ensure that schools are still able to access essential services as required.

 

(2) Please see tabled paper no.

 

(3) Yes

 

(a) Not applicable.