House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-12-01 Daily Xml

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Port Pirie Health Service

877 The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome) (28 October 2021). For the period of 1 January to 30 September 2021 in the Port Pirie Regional Health Service:

(a) How many shifts occurred where there was not the required number of nursing staff to meet necessary staffing levels?

(b) On how many occasions was there requirement for nursing staff to carry out a 'double shift' to ensure that there was a full complement of nursing staff?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised:

(a) Port Pirie Regional Health Service (PPRHS) monitors staffing levels as per the Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise Agreement 2020. Staffing levels are required to be monitored as an average over a 14-day period. It is not possible to breakdown data into individual shifts.

(b) There were 53 occasions where staff worked 'double shifts' for the period 1 January 2021 to 30 September 2021, to cover unplanned leave.