Mr. Kirkup requests detailed historical and projected infrastructure maintenance spending for WA hospitals and service providers. The response provides limited data, citing accounting practices and incomplete future budget allocations.

AnsweredQoN 5482Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 September 2019
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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(1) For each hospital and service provider, what was the budgeted and actual spend in relation to infrastructure maintenance during: (a) 2017-2018; (b) 2018-2019; and (c) 2019 year to date? (2) For each hospital and service provider, how much is planned to be spent on infrastructure maintenance during: (a) 2019-2020; (b) 2020-2021; (c) 2021-2022; and (d) 2022-2023?

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Answered
13 November 2019
Response time
15 days
I am advised:
(1) (a)-(c) Details provided refer to building alterations and upgrade works. Maintenance related costs are not captured within the capital entities as they form part of the day-to-day operational costs of the hospital. Please see tabled paper no.
(2) (a) – (d) For WA Country Health Service (WACHS), Repairs and Maintenance Budgets are provided for individual sites for 2019-20 but are not allocated to specific maintenance sub-categories. Budgets and maintenance plans for 2020-21 and beyond have not yet been determined and therefore WACHS is unable to provide these figures.
Details provided refer to building alterations and upgrade works. Maintenance related costs are not captured within the capital entities as they form part of the day-to-day operational costs of the hospital. Please see tabled paper no.

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