Ms Mettam asks about the median wait time for primary school children to access speech pathology services through the Metropolitan Child Development Service. The answer provides a wait time of 6.9 months for children aged 3.5-12.5 years.

✅ AnsweredQoN 1987Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 March 2026
Answered
5 May 2026
Response Time
2 days
Portfolio: Health

Question

I refer to the Metropolitan Child Development Service, and I ask:(a) What is the current median wait time to access a speech pathologist through this service for children in the primary years of schooling?

Answer

(a) The current median wait time to access a speech pathologist through the Metropolitan Child Development Service, for children aged between 3.5 years and 12.5 years, is 6.9 months.

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