❓ A parliamentary question regarding the status of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health for specialised mental health services, including funding and bed reallocation for Rockingham General Hospital. The Minister's response indicates progress but the agreement is not yet finalised.
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MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION–DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
I refer to the development of a formal memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services. (1) Has a formal MOU now been signed with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services; and, if so, when? (2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the development of a formal memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services. (1) Has a formal MOU now been signed with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services; and, if so, when? (2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(1) Has a formal MOU now been signed with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services; and, if so, when? (2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(1) Has a formal MOU now been signed with the Department of Health for the purchase of specialised mental health services; and, if so, when? (2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(2) Will the minister table the MOU; and, if not, why not? (3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(3) Has agreement been reached with the Department of Health on the cost of the new 30-bed inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital, which was to be funded at least in part by bed reallocation from Fremantle and elsewhere, consistent with the original business case approved by government? (4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(4) If yes to (3), how will this reallocation of beds be achieved for the 2011–12 financial year? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I must say that it is actually a pleasure to stand here and be able to indicate what great progress is being made between the Mental Health Commission and the Department of Health. I understand that previously these things went and blew right out. In the first year that the Mental Health Commission was just getting underway, due to the complexity around all sorts of things — Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Have you signed the agreement? Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Would the member like to just wait for a minute? Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
Through all the arrangements that were taking place, it was not actually finalised until nearly June. The second year that the Mental Health Commission was having an agreement with the health department took until nearly January, so to be at the end of August now I am really thrilled with the progress, which I have an involvement in—I have regular meetings with both the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner—they are very close to finalising this. They are undertaking incredibly complex work that is based on a mixture of block funding of existing services, plus a range of growth funding for those existing services and, of course, in and amongst that is growth for the new infrastructure and the new initiatives that we want to progress. It is quite time-consuming to get that right to ensure that we do not disadvantage the growth funding that is required for general services. In particular, one priority area is in the area of child and adolescent health services, so we want to fulfil our priority area of refocusing our growth funding into child and adolescent mental health services. Amazing work is taking place at the moment between the health department and the Mental Health Commission. The health department might be described by some people—it is described by me—as a huge juggernaut and we are trying to move around that with the new priorities of funding. I answer — (1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(1)–(2) Agreements signed for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 financial years. The agreement for 2011–12 is currently under negotiation but near finalisation. (3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
(3)–(4) The 2010–11 funding for the new inpatient service at Rockingham General Hospital was contained within the agreement for 2010–11. The reallocation of inpatient activities for the 2011–12 financial year will be achieved as part of the finalisation of the 2011–12 agreement.
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