REGIONAL HOSPITALS — SENIOR EMERGENCY STAFF

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

2059. Hon Alison Xamon to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:

I refer to the Australasian College for Medicine guidelines on constructing and retaining a senior emergency medicine workforce G23, Table 1: Recommended minimum senior staff modelling for mixed emergency departments on page 6, and I ask:

(a)  what are the number of emergency department presentations per year for:

(i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital;

(b)  how many Fellows of the Australasian College for Medicine (FACEM) are rostered on in the Emergency Department for day shift, evening shift and night shift for:

(i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital;

(c)  how many non-FACEM Senior Decision Makers (SDM) are rostered on in the Emergency Department for day shift, evening shift and night shift for:

(i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital;

(d)  how many Junior Medical Officers are rostered on in the Emergency Department for day shift, evening shift and night shift for:

(i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital;

 (e)  how many nurses are rostered on in the Emergency Department for day shift, evening shift and night shift for:

(i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital;

(f)  please advise the actual and usual staff allocations for FACEM, non FACEM Senior Decision Makers, nurses and Junior Medical Officers in the Emergency Department for:

 (i)  Albany Hospital;

(ii)  Bunbury Regional Hospital;

(iii)  Geraldton Hospital;

(iv)  Broome Hospital;

(v)  Port Hedland Hospital; and

(vi)  Kalgoorlie Hospital?

Hon Alanna Clohesy replied:

I am advised:

(a)

Hospital

2017 2018

2019 (YTD)*

Albany Hospital

25,711

26,065

6,898

Bunbury Hospital

39,909

40,270

10,389

Geraldton Hospital

29,648

30,149

7,582

Broome Hospital

24,338

23,933

6,153

Hedland Health Campus

22,556

23,537

6,123

Kalgoorlie Hospital

24,852

24,618

6,579

Source: Emergency Department Data Collection, Purchasing and System Performance Division, WA Department of Health

Notes: Data is provisional and subject to revision.

*2019 YTD as at 2 April 2019.

Port Hedland Hospital closed on 17/10/2010, with Hedland Health Campus opening the same day.

(b)

 

Shift

FACEM*

Albany Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

On call:

1

1

1

1
Bunbury Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

2

1

1 (on call)

Geraldton Hospital

Day (1000hrs to 2000 hrs):

1
Broome Hospital

Nil.

N/A
Hedland Health Campus

Day Shift (Mon to Thurs):

1
Kalgoorlie Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

On call:

1

1

1

* Headcount

(c)

 

Shift

SDM*

Albany Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

On call:

1

1

0

0
Bunbury Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

2

1

1
Geraldton Hospital

Morning shift:

Afternoon shift:

Evening shift:

3#

3#

2#

Broome Hospital

Morning shift:

Afternoon shift:

Night shift:

2

2

1
Hedland Health Campus

Morning shift:

Afternoon shift:

Night shift:

2

2

1
Kalgoorlie Hospital

Day shift:

Night shift:

1

1

* Headcount

# Senior Medical Practitioners – one of the Senior Medical Practitioners rostered will be the nominated non-FACEM Senior Decision Maker (interpreted as the shift clinical lead) for the shift.

(d)

 

Shift

JMO*

Albany Hospital

Day shift (Mon–Thurs)

Day shift: (Fri–Sun)

Evening shift:

Night shift:

On call:

1

2

1

1

0
Bunbury Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

3

2

2
Geraldton Hospital

Mixed rostering for 2 Doctors in Training positions.

Not rostered every day. Average is one shift per day for approximately 75 per cent of days.

 
Broome Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

1.5

1

0
Hedland Health Campus

Day Shift:

1
Kalgoorlie Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

2

2

1

* Headcount

(e)

 

Shift

Nurse*

Albany Hospital

Day Shift:

Evening Shift (Tues–Fri):

Evening Shift (Sat–Mon):

Night Shift:

5

5

2

3
Bunbury Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

11

12

6
Geraldton Hospital

Morning shift:

Afternoon shift:

Evening shift:

6

7

5
Broome Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

5

5

3
Hedland Health Campus

Morning shift

Afternoon shift (Mon–Sun):

Night shift (Mon–Sun):

4

4

3
Kalgoorlie Hospital

Day shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

4

5

3

* Headcount

(f)  Actual FTE YTD

 

FACEM

SDM

JMO

Nursing

Albany Hospital

5.25

5.25 5.25 25.54
Bunbury Hospital

8.5

13.9 14.8 55.7
Geraldton Hospital

2.29

16.7 2.61 35.15
Broome Hospital

N/A

8.8 2.6 33.5
Hedland Health Campus**

0.9

8.75 1 21.4
Kalgoorlie Hospital

2.5

2.5 5.0 13.42

** There is no variation between usual staffing and actual staffing for Hedland Health Campus medical staffing (FACEM, SMO, JMO). Hedland Health Campus nursing staff there may be variations to this staffing depending on clinical need. There is a supernumerary SRN3 available in the afternoon and overnight to assist.

 

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