❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding patient transfer contracts from Jandakot Airport awarded to St John Ambulance, including costs, tender processes, and justification for the preferred provider approach.
AnsweredQoN 2508Legislative Assembly
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(b) was any exemption to the normal tender process granted to the Health Department in this instance, and if so, why; (c) what is the current amount charged by St John Ambulance for a patient transfer from Jandakot Airport; (d) what is the total cost of all current contracts for patient transfers from Jandakot Airport per annum; and (e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
(c) what is the current amount charged by St John Ambulance for a patient transfer from Jandakot Airport; (d) what is the total cost of all current contracts for patient transfers from Jandakot Airport per annum; and (e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
(d) what is the total cost of all current contracts for patient transfers from Jandakot Airport per annum; and (e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
(e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
b) No – on the basis of the Policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services. c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient. d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient. d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
(c) what is the current amount charged by St John Ambulance for a patient transfer from Jandakot Airport; (d) what is the total cost of all current contracts for patient transfers from Jandakot Airport per annum; and (e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
(d) what is the total cost of all current contracts for patient transfers from Jandakot Airport per annum; and (e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
(e) what was the total cost of all contracts for patient transfer from Jandakot Airport in 2002-2003?
b) No – on the basis of the Policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services. c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient. d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient. d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year. e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
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Answered
8 April 2004
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
37 days
a) Current guidelines for the funding and purchasing of community services provide for a preferred service provider approach rather than selection through open competitive tendering.
Following the Auditor General’s June 2000 Report and the 2001 change of Government, a Working Party was established to develop a system that provided a more flexible approach to the purchasing of community services. That approach would give weight to the history of an organisation’s performance, the involvement of volunteers and provide for the development of grants and service agreements.
On the basis of the Government's policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services released in October 2002, St John Ambulance Association has been undertaking all inter-hospital transfers from Jandakot.
b) No – on the basis of the Policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services.
c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient.
d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year.
e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
Following the Auditor General’s June 2000 Report and the 2001 change of Government, a Working Party was established to develop a system that provided a more flexible approach to the purchasing of community services. That approach would give weight to the history of an organisation’s performance, the involvement of volunteers and provide for the development of grants and service agreements.
On the basis of the Government's policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services released in October 2002, St John Ambulance Association has been undertaking all inter-hospital transfers from Jandakot.
b) No – on the basis of the Policy for Funding and Purchasing Community Services.
c) St John Ambulance fee is $133 per patient.
d) The cost is case dependent – see (e) for a typical year.
e) Total costs (ex GST) in 2002-03 were $428,400.
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