Details expenditure on mobile phone/data and credit card administration for WA Health portfolio agencies from Jan-Dec 2017. The Department of Health spent $3,379,978.85 on mobile phone/data, and $29,216.35 on credit card administration.

AnsweredQoN 2413Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 November 2017
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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For each department, agency and government trading enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, since 1 January 2017 how much money has been spent on: (a) mobile phone bill expenditure; (b) total mobile device (i.e. iPad) data expenditure; and (c) total credit card expenditure?

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Answered
13 February 2018
Response time
1 days
Department of Health advises:
(a - b)
Areas
Total Expenditure ($)
DOH
164,937.00
NMHS
1,723,992.88
SMHS
155,290.90
EMHS
190,704.00
WACHS
888,719.69
CAHS
152,030.00
HSS
104,304.38
TOTAL
3,379,978.85
(c) Administration cost equates to 0.4 FTE or $29,216.35 for the North Metropolitan Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, South Metropolitan Health Service, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Health and Disability Services Complaints Office, Department of Health and Health Support Services combined between 1 January 2017 and 30 November 2017.  Nil for WA Country Health Service as it is under a CUA purchasing card agreement with NAB, through the Department of Finance.
Mental Health Commission advises:
(a - b) $52,841.03 between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017 (Disaggregation of the charges is not available).
(c) The Mental Health Commission has not incurred any costs of administering purchasing cards for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
(a - b) $1,211.76
(c) Nil
Healthway advises:
(a - b) $4,606.00
(c) Nil
Animal Resources Authority advises:
(a - b) $3728.12
(c) Nil
Please note that the figures answered in (c) represent the costs of administering the purchasing cards only.

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