❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Health portfolio regarding budget savings achieved through program rationalisation, specifically seeking details on which programs are affected, the nature of the rationalisation, and the impact on service delivery. The response outlines savings from various efficiencies and states no anticipated impact on service delivery.
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 130 "Spending Changes", line item "Program Rationalisation", and ask: (a) which programs are being rationalised; (b) for each program identified in answer to (a), detail the rationalisation to the program; and (c) how will this impact service delivery?
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Answered
4 December 2013
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
(a-b) In relation to 201314, budget savings from program rationalisation have been identified under the following broad headings:
Workforce recruitment
Budget savings attributable to delays in recruitment of staff, for example minor staffing and support costs for the Junior Doctors Business Case, Pilbara Health Initiatives Projects, and the sub-acute geriatrician for Great Southern.
More efficient operations
Budget savings attributable to improvements in program contract administration for example Wounds West administration, Children's Antimicrobial Management Program administration; and the Aboriginal health contract administration.
Early completion of projects
Budget savings attributable to the early completion of projects, for example decontamination showers chattels at Rockingham General Hospital and Pharmaceutical Support to the Disaster Preparedness Management Unit at Armadale.
Service Rationalisation
Budget savings resulting from the rationalisation of services, for example home care delivery sites and the Well-Tel Shenton Park Campus program.
Funding Duplication
Budget savings from the rationalisation of funding for programs funded from State and Commonwealth sources, for example Food access and literacy promotion programs funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement, Hospital enhancement programs funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement, and the administrative component of Ambulatory Palliative Care funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement.
The programs and items in the forward estimate years have not been identified at this stage, and will be considered as part of the resource allocation process in those years.
(c) There is no anticipated impact on service delivery. All budget savings are from windfall gains or more efficient operations, without altering service levels or standards.
Workforce recruitment
Budget savings attributable to delays in recruitment of staff, for example minor staffing and support costs for the Junior Doctors Business Case, Pilbara Health Initiatives Projects, and the sub-acute geriatrician for Great Southern.
More efficient operations
Budget savings attributable to improvements in program contract administration for example Wounds West administration, Children's Antimicrobial Management Program administration; and the Aboriginal health contract administration.
Early completion of projects
Budget savings attributable to the early completion of projects, for example decontamination showers chattels at Rockingham General Hospital and Pharmaceutical Support to the Disaster Preparedness Management Unit at Armadale.
Service Rationalisation
Budget savings resulting from the rationalisation of services, for example home care delivery sites and the Well-Tel Shenton Park Campus program.
Funding Duplication
Budget savings from the rationalisation of funding for programs funded from State and Commonwealth sources, for example Food access and literacy promotion programs funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement, Hospital enhancement programs funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement, and the administrative component of Ambulatory Palliative Care funded via Appropriation and Commonwealth National Partnership Agreement.
The programs and items in the forward estimate years have not been identified at this stage, and will be considered as part of the resource allocation process in those years.
(c) There is no anticipated impact on service delivery. All budget savings are from windfall gains or more efficient operations, without altering service levels or standards.
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