❓ Hon Barbara Scott questions the Health portfolio regarding changes at Kaleeya and Woodside Hospitals following a previous question about nursing salary savings. The response details service continuation and staffing efficiencies.
AnsweredQoN 3383Legislative Council
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Further to question without notice No. 895 of 14 March 2006 -
(1) What changes in the mix of services provided at Kaleeya Hospital will result in a saving of $837 000 a year in nursing salaries?
(2) What services provided at Woodside will no longer be available?
(3) What services that were available at Woodside will be reduced at Kaleeya?
(4) What savings in nursing salaries will be achieved by staffing efficiencies due the (maternity) unit being managed in a larger hospital?
(1) What changes in the mix of services provided at Kaleeya Hospital will result in a saving of $837 000 a year in nursing salaries?
(2) What services provided at Woodside will no longer be available?
(3) What services that were available at Woodside will be reduced at Kaleeya?
(4) What savings in nursing salaries will be achieved by staffing efficiencies due the (maternity) unit being managed in a larger hospital?
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Answered
3 May 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
29 days
(2) All services previously provided at Woodside Hospital will continue to be provided at Kaleeya Hospital. (3) Not applicable. (4) There will be efficiencies as a result of: · The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
(3) Not applicable. (4) There will be efficiencies as a result of: · The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
(4) There will be efficiencies as a result of: · The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
(3) Not applicable. (4) There will be efficiencies as a result of: · The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
(4) There will be efficiencies as a result of: · The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The existing theatre nursing staff at Kaleeya Hospital will be largely used to assist the doctor in caesarean operations and elective gynaecological surgical procedures. · The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The existing theatre staff will in the main provide the after hours on-call maternity service. · The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The elective surgical patients will be accommodated in and cared for by nursing staff in the existing surgical ward. · The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The nursing staff will be relieved of some of the non nursing duties such as social work and the issuing of discharge medications. · The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
· The Nurse Administrator position at Woodside Hospital will not be relocated to Kaleeya Hospital as there is already a Nursing Director on site who is responsible for nursing services.
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