❓ Mr. Waldron questions the Minister for Health about staff cuts in country hospitals due to shared service arrangements, seeking information on job losses, savings, and reinvestment plans. The Minister is unable to provide a direct answer due to a lack of updated information from the Department of Health, but promises to obtain and provide the information.
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I refer to plans to cut staff numbers in country hospitals under the Labor Government’s new shared service arrangements. In answer to a question on notice in the Legislative Council dated 23 June 2004, which was answered on 17 August 2004, the minister advised - The final number of positions affected will not be determined until around September of this year when the design phase is completed. As it is now late September, we again ask - (1) How many staff will be lost from country hospitals because of these arrangements, and what are the estimated savings to country health services? (2) Will all savings from lost country positions be reinvested in front-line health services in country hospitals? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
(1) How many staff will be lost from country hospitals because of these arrangements, and what are the estimated savings to country health services? (2) Will all savings from lost country positions be reinvested in front-line health services in country hospitals? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
(2) Will all savings from lost country positions be reinvested in front-line health services in country hospitals? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
(1) How many staff will be lost from country hospitals because of these arrangements, and what are the estimated savings to country health services? (2) Will all savings from lost country positions be reinvested in front-line health services in country hospitals? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
(2) Will all savings from lost country positions be reinvested in front-line health services in country hospitals? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
I am not in a position to be able to respond to the member directly. Since that question was asked, I have not received any further update from the Department of Health on the progress of the shared service arrangements. I will undertake to obtain that information from the Department of Health and provide it to the member. I will get it as soon as I can.
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