DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES — STAFF — MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

506. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to the Department of Corrective Services Annual Report 2016–17, and to the drop in medical practitioner FTE from 16.2 in 2015–16 to 13.2 in 2016–17, and I ask:

(a)  for each medical practitioner FTE currently employed by the department:

 (i) at which departmental facility is the position based; and

(ii) what is the position title

(b)  for each medical practitioner FTE employed by the department in 2015–16:

(i) at which departmental facility was the position based; and

(ii) what was the position title; and

(c)  for any medical practitioner positions which are currently vacant: at which departmental facility is the position based;

(i) : at which departmental facility is the position based;

(ii) what is the position title;

(iii)  is a recruitment process underway to fill the position; and

(iv)  if no to (iii), why not?

Hon Stephen Dawson replied:

The Department of Justice advises:

a)

(i)	(ii)	Employees	FTE
Albany Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1	0.8
Bandyup Women’s Prison	Prison Medical Officer	2	1.7
Casuarina Prison	Prison Medical Officer	3	3.0
CoMorbidity Program (Officer based at Hakea Prison, covered all metropolitan sites)	Prison Medical Officer	1	0.8
Hakea Prison	Prison Medical Officer	7	6.1
West Kimberley Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1	0.8
TOTAL		15	13.2

(b)

2015 - 16

(i)	(ii)	Employees	FTE
Albany Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1	0.8
Bandyup Women’s Prison	Principal Prison Medical Officer Prison Medical Officer	1   3	1.0 2.7
Casuarina Prison	Prison Medical Officer	4	3.8
CoMorbidity Program (One officer based at Hakea Prison and three officers rotated services through metropolitan sites)	Prison Medical Officer	4	2.6
Hakea Prison	Principal Prison Medical Officer Prison Medical Officer	1   3	1.0   2.5
West Kimberley Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1	0.8
Health Services Executive	Deputy Director (medical practitioner	1	1.0
TOTAL		19	16.2

(c)

(i)	(ii)	Current Vacant Positions
Bandyup Women’s Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1
Casuarina Prison	Prison Medical Officer	2
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1
Hakea Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1
Roebourne Regional Prison	Prison Medical Officer	1
TOTAL		6

(iii) A recruitment process for doctors commenced in November 2017 and is currently being finalised. Theprocessattractedsomeregionalapplicantsbutthemajorityofapplicantsindicated they were interested in working at metropolitan sites. A further recruitment process has commenced with a more targeted advertising strategy aimed at improving opportunities for medical practitioners to apply for the positions.

For the regional locations, approval is being sought to undertake a procurement process to provide medical coverage.

(iv) Not applicable.