WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the Department of Health's total cost of services and full-time equivalent staff levels for financial years 2013/14 to 2016/17. The answer provides specific figures and budget targets.

AnsweredQoN 46Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 May 2017
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(1) What was the total cost of services for the Department of Health for the following financial years: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16? (2) What is the target and/or estimated total cost of services for the current financial year? (3) What was the actual full time equivalent staff level for the Department of Health for the following financial years: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16? (4) What is the current full time equivalent staff level for the Department of Health and what is the estimated level for the end of the current financial year?

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Answered
20 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
The Department of Health advises:
(1) The total cost of services for WA Health from 2013/14 to 2015/16 is as follows:
Financial Year
Annual Actual ($'million)
2013/14
7,424.4*
2014/15
8,044.7**
2015/16
8,419.6***
*2015/16 Budget Paper No. 2 (publicly available).
**2016/17 Budget Paper No. 2 (publicly available).
***Department of Treasury Strategic Information Management System (not publicly available).
(2) The WA Health annual budget (target) for 2016/17 is $8,948 million ($8.9 billion), as reported in the Department of Treasury Strategic Information Management System.
(3) The actual full time equivalent (FTE) (reported publicly as Average FTE for the financial year) for the WA health system is as follows:
Financial Year
FTE
2013/14
36,152.6
2014/15
36,817.0
2015/16
36,587.3
(4) The current FTE (reported publicly as the FTE as at 30 April 2017) is 35,770.7. The current FTE is not expected to vary to the end of the current financial year.

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