Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Acute Services Budget

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WRITTEN QUESTIONS
10th Assembly


19/07/2005

134. Acute Services Budget

Ms Carney to MINISTER for Health

QUESTION
Acute Services Budget

1. Why was there a blow out of $14m in acute services.

ANSWER


Answered on 07/02/2006

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The 2004/05 opening Budget for Acute Services was $357.8M as compared to the closing estimate of $371.1M. The following details why the budget for Acute Services increased by $13.3M during the financial year.

$4.3M additional services provided on a fee for service basis. This included $1.1M Department of Veterans Affairs, $960 000 various projects at Royal Darwin Hospital,
    $616 000 MACA (TIO), $876 000 patient services revenue and $735 000 DCIS services charges.

$1.6M additional Australian Government funded programs.

$1.4M additional EBA requirements for Administrative Officers new arrangements.

$1M of carry forward of tied funded projects from 2003/04 into 2004/05.

$0.9M additional NT funded initiatives or program expansions. This included $700 000 St John Ambulance, $100 000 Radiation Oncology Services, $60 000 Community Midwifery Program.

$4.1M reallocation of corporate resources. This includes refining the mapping and allocation on indirect service costs to best reflect output consumption and to meet service demands.
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