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The following table illustrates the contribution from the Commonwealth Government and the ACT Government over this period.
Funding 1989/90 1990191 1991/92
s s
Commonwealth Government 72 837 69974 66 893
ACT Government (Includes 401 467 316 524 342 000*
matched funding component)
* The ACT Government contribution for 1991/92 is estimated on the assumption that staffing allocations will remain constant until the end of the financial year.
2. The number of clients on the methadone program has increased from 88 in 1989/91
to 90 in 1990/91. As of 4 May 1992, for the year to date, there were 119 clients on
the methadone program.
3. The number of staff, by position, in the methadone funding for this period is:
Staff - Full Time Equivalent 1989/90 1990/91 1991/92
Level 4 Registered Nurse (RN) .5
Level 3 RN 1 1 1
Level 2 RN 1 .7
Level 1 RN 2.8 3.8 3.1
Senior Specialist Half time Half time Half time
until April
1992
Career Medical Officer Half time Half time Recruitment
- 3 months in progress
For this period, 3 counsellors have been available to clients on request and for periodic reviews as a condition of the program.
Sessional Medical Officers have been employed for 1990/91 and 1991192.
The Hospital Unit, of which the Methadone Clinic is a part, is now administered by a Senior Officer Grade C.
4. In 1989190 the annual salary component for the methadone program is estimated at
72% of the total funding contribution of $474 304, that is $341 499.
In 1990/91 the salary component is estimated at 75 96 of the total funding contribution of $386 498, that is $289 873.
In 1991/92 the salary component is estimated at 76°.6 of the total funding contribution of $408 897, that is $310 761.
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