Hon Nigel Hallett asks whether the government will increase funding to the Silver Chain Nursing Association in Bunbury. Hon Sue Ellery responds by highlighting significant funding increases over the past five years, providing specific figures for the entire Silver Chain Nursing Association contract, including the south west region.

AnsweredQoN 1059Legislative Council
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15 November 2006
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SILVER CHAIN NURSING ASSOCIATION
Can the minister please state whether the government will increase funding to the Silver Chain Nursing Association in the Bunbury region to allow it to increase staff numbers, given that it is operating at capacity and cannot take on any more clients? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Silver Chain Nursing Association has had significant increases in funding over the past five years. Since 2001 state government funding to the Silver Chain Nursing Association has risen by $18.9 million to $68.7 million, an increase of 38 per cent. Funding in 2006-07 has been increased by $3.36 million - a 5.2 per cent rise. The figures quoted below are for the entire Silver Chain Nursing Association contract, which includes the south west region. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form, and I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2232.] The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Silver Chain Nursing Association has had significant increases in funding over the past five years. Since 2001 state government funding to the Silver Chain Nursing Association has risen by $18.9 million to $68.7 million, an increase of 38 per cent. Funding in 2006-07 has been increased by $3.36 million - a 5.2 per cent rise. The figures quoted below are for the entire Silver Chain Nursing Association contract, which includes the south west region. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form, and I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2232.] The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Silver Chain Nursing Association has had significant increases in funding over the past five years. Since 2001 state government funding to the Silver Chain Nursing Association has risen by $18.9 million to $68.7 million, an increase of 38 per cent. Funding in 2006-07 has been increased by $3.36 million - a 5.2 per cent rise. The figures quoted below are for the entire Silver Chain Nursing Association contract, which includes the south west region. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form, and I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2232.] The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
Leave granted. [See paper 2232.] The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
[See paper 2232.] The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
The following material was incorporated - Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970
Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 Funding $49,776,613 $52,903,333 $55,838,682 $58,675,996 $65,321,942 Indicative funding $68,689,970

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