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(2) Is the Minister actively considering a three member advisory committee to take over from the interim hospital board; if so, does this option include union representation.
(3) Should cuts be made in areas which do not directly impact on patient services; if not, why not.
Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
(1) As I have already advised the Assembly the Government has decided to retain a Board of Directors for the Royal Canberra and Woden Valley Hospitals.
(2) I have never considered a three member advisory committee.
(3) There is no area of a hospital that does not have an impact on patient services. The whole direction of a hospital is to prove patient services and all staffing and other costs impact on patient care in one way or another.
Hospital Services
(Question No. 54)
Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Community Services and Health, upon notice, on 15 November 1989:
Has the Minister's attention been draw to the Trades and Labour Council's position that a hospital board is an unnecessary administrative overlay; if so, what is his response.
Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
The Government has noted the position of the Trades and Labour Council and all other relevant agencies and groups in reaching its decision to retain a Hospital Board.
Hospital Services
(Question No. 55)
Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Community Services and Health, upon notice, on 15 November 1989:
Is the Minister able to state how many Australian hospitals, with more than 200 beds, operate without a board of management.
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