199. Hon Alison Xamon to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to consultation liaison services at Armadale Health Service, and I ask:
(a) how much dedicated psychiatric nurse FTE was allocated to the consultation liaison service:
(i) as at 1 July 2016; and
(ii) as at 1 July 2017;
(b) how much dedicated psychiatrist FTE was allocated to the consultation liaison service:
(i) as at 1 July 2016; and
(ii) as at 1 July 2017; and
(c) how much dedicated registrar FTE was allocated to the consultation liaison service:
(i) as at 1 July 2016; and
(ii) as at 1 July 2017?
Hon Alanna Clohesy replied:
With regards to consultation liaison services at Armadale Health Service:
(a) The dedicated psychiatric nurse FTE allocated was:
(i) 5.5 FTE as at 1 July 2016.
(ii) 5.5 FTE as at 1 July 2017.
(b) (i) – (ii) There is no dedicated psychiatrist FTE allocated to consultation liaison services. The Mental Health Service provides consultation input as required via the consultant on call.
(c) (i) – (ii) There is no dedicated registrar FTE allocated to consultation liaison services. The Mental Health Service provides consultation input as required via the duty doctor.