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(2) As at 31 December 2019, there was one person on the waiting list for an acute bed and no-one on the waitlist for the rehabilitation program.
(3) The person had been on the waitlist for an acute bed for 13 days.
(4) People who are waitlisted for admission to Dhulwa are all engaged and supported by other clinical mental health teams until transfer can be accommodated. These teams may include but are not limited to the Forensic Mental Health Services (FMHS) team at the Alexander Maconachie Centre (AMC), Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) and/or other mental health inpatient units.
(5) There were no referrals listed for consideration for either an acute or rehabilitation bed by the AAP as of 31 December 2019.
(6) All referrals are considered by the AAP within the week, however urgent acute referrals can also be considered out of session by the AAP.
(7) Once accepted for admission to Dhulwa, all patients are transferred at the first opportunity. Bed availability can be influenced by occupancy at the time of referral, the existing patient cohort, the clinical acuity of the patient being referred and the safety and security of the unit.
(8) Refer to the response to question 4.
(9) Dhulwa has eight non-commissioned rehabilitation beds. Currently, there is no proposal to open these non-commissioned beds.
(a) The demand on service has not exceeded capacity. It is imperative that these beds are commissioned through informed strategic projections to ensure that future demand can be accommodated.
(b) Consideration will be given to open these beds when clinical demands exceeds current service capacity.
Mental health—youth services
(Question No 2897)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 14 February 2020:
(1) In relation to the answer given to question on notice No 2860, under the funding agreement with the Commonwealth for development of an online youth navigation portal, how much money was or is to be paid to the ACT in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21 and (d) 2021-22.
(2) Given the funding arrangement began in 2018-19, what work was done under the funding agreement during that year; if none, why not.
(3) Why did work on Stage 1 of the deliverables not begin until November 2019 (some 17 months after the funding agreement began).
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