Page 341 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 12 May 1992

MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION 43

City Health Centre

Mr Cornwall - asked the Minister for Health:

1. How many doctors are employed currently?

2. How many staff, other than doctors, are employed currently?

3. How many rooms does the centre occupy?

4. Approximately how many patients are seen cash day?

Mr Berry - the answer to Mr Cornwalls question is:

There are 2.5 Community Medical Practitioners employed cauenr1y.

There are 12.2 staff currently employed at the City Health Centre. They are comprised of:

Nurse Practitioners

Podiatrist

Social Worker

Nutritionist

Physiotherapist

Speech Pathologist

Pathology Nurse

Health Risk Management

Clerical Staff

In addition, Community Nurses use rooms for child health and immunisation clinics.

The centre occupies 13 clinical rooms on the ground floor and 2 rooms for physiotherapy on the second floor.

An average of 173 clients are seen each day at the City Health Centre.

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