Question On Notice No. 3258 asked in the Legislative Council on 8 October 2020 by Hon Colin Tincknell
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
How many emergency department presentations for mental illness have there been at public hospitals in Western Australia, in each of the following months:
(a) March 2020;
(b) April 2020;
(c) May 2020;
(d) June 2020;
(e) July 2020;
(f) August 2020; and
(g) September 2020?
Answered on 5 November 2020
I am advised:
Emergency department attendances for mental health related conditions at public hospitals in WA
|
Month
|
WA Health
|
|
(a) March 2020
|
5,223
|
|
(b) April 2020
|
4,232
|
|
(c) May 2020
|
4,966
|
|
(d) June 2020
|
5,073
|
|
(e) July 2020
|
5,345
|
|
(f) August 2020
|
5,413
|
|
(g) September 2020
|
5,349
|
The above figures relate to mental health attendances and do not definitively indicate or translate to a diagnosis of a mental health illness.