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a) An Intern program was established in 2015, 16 psychologists have commenced on internships with 12 remaining within the workforce – 75 per cent retention rate.
The previous two-year programme has been replaced by a one-year programme, therefore increasing the intake to annually rather than every two years. It can be projected that with annual recruitment, numbers of interns will grow due to the shortening of the intern programme.

b) All vacant medical positions within MHJHADS, including rolling recruitment are advertised through the ACT Public Service jobs website, the RANZCP journal, LinkedIn and other relevant websites. An ongoing campaign to recruit Psychiatrists is now live on the ACT Public Service jobs website. Where there are no suitable Australian qualified applicants, the Area of Need program allows suitably qualified internationally trained medical officers to be employed under particular supervisory and contractual arrangements. CHS supports international graduates to transition into meeting the RANZCP pathway and guidelines to successfully work within the ACT. A Talent Acquisition specialist has been employed at CHS to focus on a search assignment for psychiatrists.

Hospitals—bed occupancy rates and staffing
(Question No 833)

Ms Castley asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 10 June 2022:

Can the Minister provide a breakdown of all wards at the (a) Canberra Hospital and (b) Calvary Public Hospital, including (i) a brief description of each ward, (ii) how many beds are in each ward, (iii) how many treatment spaces are in each ward, (iv) how many staff are scheduled for each ward including job title and classification for (A) morning, (B) afternoon and (C) night shift, (v) how many patients have been admitted to each ward in the last financial year, (vi) how many patients have been discharged from each ward in the last financial year, (vii) how many staff (headcount) have been recruited for each ward in the last financial year, (viii) how many staff (headcount) have separated from each ward in the last financial year, (ix) what was the budget allocated for each ward in the last financial year, (x) how much was spent by each ward in the last financial year and (xi) what was the average length of stay for a patient in each ward.

Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

i. See Canberra Health Services (CHS) Ward Map at Attachment A. Note that bed numbers/wards are dynamic and subject to change according to clinical need.

See the below table for information from Calvary Public Hospital Bruce (CPHB).

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