❓ NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE 733. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Minister for Health: I refer to the minister's answers to parliamentary questions in the other place. (1) Will the minister confirm to this
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NORTH METROPOLITAN
HEALTH SERVICE
733. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the minister's
answers to parliamentary questions in the other place.
(1) Will the
minister confirm to this house that the total cost of services last financial
year for the North Metropolitan Health Service was $2.45 billion?
(2) Is the target
the minister has set this financial year $2.15 billion, which is a cut of $300
million?
(3) Is this
massive cut despite the minister's claim of increasing demand from flu
and people moving from the private health system to the public system?
HEALTH SERVICE
733. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the minister's
answers to parliamentary questions in the other place.
(1) Will the
minister confirm to this house that the total cost of services last financial
year for the North Metropolitan Health Service was $2.45 billion?
(2) Is the target
the minister has set this financial year $2.15 billion, which is a cut of $300
million?
(3) Is this
massive cut despite the minister's claim of increasing demand from flu
and people moving from the private health system to the public system?
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(1)–(3) I
thank the member for the question. Obviously, he is referring to the activity
of one of five health service providers across the state. He is talking about
the North Metropolitan Health Service. In addition to that we have the South
Metropolitan Health Service, the East Metropolitan Health Service, the Child
and Adolescent Health Service and WA Country Health Service. From that
perspective, the member is pulling out one part of the overall health budget in
the system. The budgets of each of our health service providers are carefully
crafted according to the need, the demand and the total cost of service right
across those services. From that perspective, I am very proud to report to
Parliament that the total cost of services for the WA budget will be $8.8 billion
in 2018–19. We then look across the forward estimates and can see that
it will be $8.955 billion in 2019–20 and going through to 2020–21
it will be $9.46 billion, or $9.5 billion, so there is no cut to budgets,
member for Riverton; there is careful management of the state's
finances and the health budget overall. It is carefully crafted to meet the
needs of the regions and to make sure that we are meeting the demand associated
with health as best we can.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr R.H. COOK : I will find the
Leader of the Opposition a number if he likes, and it can be less than last
year's number and he can say it is a cut. It is not. He needs to look
at our total commitment to health services right across the sector, right
across the forward estimates.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr R.H. COOK : We have growth
in the budget, we are managing that budget and we are driving more services out
of that. The member for Riverton may be keen to hear that for the first time we
have had an increase in efficiency and weighted average unit cost in the health
system, including all that time that the member for Riverton oversaw the state's
finances; we are getting an increase in efficiency. We are increasing not only
the budget, but also the level of activity associated with that budget, and
that is something that that mob never did.
thank the member for the question. Obviously, he is referring to the activity
of one of five health service providers across the state. He is talking about
the North Metropolitan Health Service. In addition to that we have the South
Metropolitan Health Service, the East Metropolitan Health Service, the Child
and Adolescent Health Service and WA Country Health Service. From that
perspective, the member is pulling out one part of the overall health budget in
the system. The budgets of each of our health service providers are carefully
crafted according to the need, the demand and the total cost of service right
across those services. From that perspective, I am very proud to report to
Parliament that the total cost of services for the WA budget will be $8.8 billion
in 2018–19. We then look across the forward estimates and can see that
it will be $8.955 billion in 2019–20 and going through to 2020–21
it will be $9.46 billion, or $9.5 billion, so there is no cut to budgets,
member for Riverton; there is careful management of the state's
finances and the health budget overall. It is carefully crafted to meet the
needs of the regions and to make sure that we are meeting the demand associated
with health as best we can.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr R.H. COOK : I will find the
Leader of the Opposition a number if he likes, and it can be less than last
year's number and he can say it is a cut. It is not. He needs to look
at our total commitment to health services right across the sector, right
across the forward estimates.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr R.H. COOK : We have growth
in the budget, we are managing that budget and we are driving more services out
of that. The member for Riverton may be keen to hear that for the first time we
have had an increase in efficiency and weighted average unit cost in the health
system, including all that time that the member for Riverton oversaw the state's
finances; we are getting an increase in efficiency. We are increasing not only
the budget, but also the level of activity associated with that budget, and
that is something that that mob never did.
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