❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the impact of increasing the size of Fiona Stanley Hospital and SCGH on recurrent expenditure, comparing a three-hospital model to a two-hospital model, and adherence to the Reid Report recommendations. The answer focuses on methodological differences in bed number calculations.
AnsweredQoN 624Legislative Assembly
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Given the Reid Report’s recommendation to close Royal Perth Hospital (or Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital) with Fiona Stanley and SCGH to become the two tertiary hospitals for the metropolitan area and the State Government’s decision to increase the proposed size of both the Fiona Stanley hospital and SCGH to over 1,000 beds each, will the Minister please advise -
(1) What effect will the proposed increase have on recurrent expenditure?
(2) What studies have been undertaken to evaluate the difference in recurrent expenditure between the three hospitals (at 600 to 700 beds each) and two at 1,000 plus each?
(3) What specific savings are anticipated comparing the three hospital model to the two hospital model?
(4) Why have the Reid recommendations regarding hospital size not been followed?
(5) Give that 700+ beds are to be closed at Royal Perth Hospital is it expected that the increased size of Fiona Stanley Hospital would increase bed availability for southern corridor residents?
(1) What effect will the proposed increase have on recurrent expenditure?
(2) What studies have been undertaken to evaluate the difference in recurrent expenditure between the three hospitals (at 600 to 700 beds each) and two at 1,000 plus each?
(3) What specific savings are anticipated comparing the three hospital model to the two hospital model?
(4) Why have the Reid recommendations regarding hospital size not been followed?
(5) Give that 700+ beds are to be closed at Royal Perth Hospital is it expected that the increased size of Fiona Stanley Hospital would increase bed availability for southern corridor residents?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(4) The HRC Recommendations regarding hospital size have been followed. There are differences in the methodology used to count bed numbers between the HRC and the CSF, which should be noted: · HRC Report included multi-day bed numbers only. The CSF includes multi-day beds plus same-day procedures, chemotherapy and dialysis. · HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
There are differences in the methodology used to count bed numbers between the HRC and the CSF, which should be noted: · HRC Report included multi-day bed numbers only. The CSF includes multi-day beds plus same-day procedures, chemotherapy and dialysis. · HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report included multi-day bed numbers only. The CSF includes multi-day beds plus same-day procedures, chemotherapy and dialysis. · HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
(5) Yes.
There are differences in the methodology used to count bed numbers between the HRC and the CSF, which should be noted: · HRC Report included multi-day bed numbers only. The CSF includes multi-day beds plus same-day procedures, chemotherapy and dialysis. · HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report included multi-day bed numbers only. The CSF includes multi-day beds plus same-day procedures, chemotherapy and dialysis. · HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report projected multi-day bed numbers to 2013/14 only whereas the CSF projections extend to the period 2015/16. · HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
· HRC Report bed numbers were based purely on service demand whereas the CSF bed numbers translates service demand into a logical infrastructure development program taking into consideration the logistics of relocating beds, building appropriate beds in the appropriate setting and the timing of building phases to minimise service disruption. (5) Yes.
(5) Yes.
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