Mental Health Services - employee statistics (QON 1404)
Hon Alison Xamon to the Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
(1) Could the Minister please provide details of the number of mental health public employees (in FTE equivalents), by region and for the years, —
(a) 2007-08;
(b) 2008-09; and
(c) and as projected for 2009-10?
(2) For each of the years in (1), how many of these FTE were, —
(a) psychologists;
(b) psychiatrists;
(c) social workers; and
(d) mental health nurses?
Hon HELEN MORTON replied:
(1) Number of Mental Health Employees (FTE) by Mental Health Division and Area Health Services:
| Mental Health Employees (FTE) by Mental Health Division and Area Health Services |
FTE – Financial Year Average 2007/08 |
FTE – Financial Year Average 2008/09 |
FTE - Financial Year Average 2009/10 (as at Oct 2009) |
| Mental Health Division |
42.4 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
| Child and Adolescent Health Service |
88.8 | 106.5 | 110.2 |
| North Metropolitan Area Health Service |
1453.9 3 | 1498. | 1501.3 |
| South Metropolitan Area Health Service |
1072.0 | 1114.9 | 1141.5 |
| WA Country Health Service |
297.0 | 325.1 | 329.8 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
2954.1 | 3087.4 | 3125.4 |
(Note: Totals may not add exactly to the total due to rounding up).
(2) (a)-(d) FTE for Mental Health Occupations by Mental Health Division and Area Health Services:
| Mental Health Occupations by Mental Health Division and Area Health Services |
FTE – Financial Year Average 2007/08 |
FTE – Financial Year Average 2008/09 |
FTE – Financial Year Average 2009/10 (as at Oct 2009) |
| Mental Health Division | |||
| Psychologists Psychiatrists Social Workers Nurses |
0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 |
| Child and Adolescent Health Service | |||
| Psychologists Psychiatrists Social Workers Nurses |
17.2 4.9 2.2 30.2 |
19.2 5.5 3.7 33.8 |
19.1 5.7 4.7 36.5 |
| North Metropolitan Area Health Service | |||
| Psychologists Psychiatrists Social Workers Nurses |
75.3 44.1 78.6 656.9 |
75.0 47.0 78.1 669.0 |
77.2 51.8 80.7 682.0 |
| South Metropolitan Area Health Service | |||
| Psychologists Psychiatrists Social Workers Nurses |
48.8 27.7 67.8 544.4 |
51.5 26.9 62.1 566.2 |
47.7 31.3 61.1 588.1 |
| WA Country Health Service | |||
| Psychologists Psychiatrists Social Workers Nurses |
6.2 12.9 29.2 115.8 |
8.6 15.4 31.3 130.5 |
5.5 13.4 29.4 134.5 |
NOTES:
• The average FTE for each financial year has been calculated using the month to date (MTD) FTE for each month in the financial years 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10.
• FTE figures provided are based on Actual (Paid) FTE.
• No FTE projections are available beyond October 2009.
• FTE includes Department of Health staff and agency.
• Funding hierarchy endorsed by Mental Health Division and based on Cost Centre Levels in the HR Data Warehouse.
• The Office of the Chief Psychiatrist has been excluded.
• Mental Health occupations have been defined by job title and account code.
• FTE for each of the occupations is the Financial Year Average for each of the nominated Financial Years.
• Psychologists include Clinical Psychologists and Psychologists as defined by job title.
• Psychiatrists include Sessional Psychiatrists, Paediatric Psychiatrists and Psychiatrists as defined by job title.
• Social Workers are defined by job title.
• Nurses include Clinical Nurses, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Enrolled Mental Health Nurses working in Mental Health and exclude Registered Dental Nurses, Dental Clinic Assistants and Agency Nurses.
• Data Source: HR Data Warehouse.
• Data extracted on 12 November 2009.