Page 2432 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 22 June 1994

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(2) They are distributed in the following way:

Belconnen Health Centre

City Health Centre

Melba Health Centre

Narrabundah Health Centre

Phillip Health Centre

Tuggeranong Health Centre

Women's Health Service

(Excludes the doctors on long term leave).

3 FIE

2 FIE

2 FTE

1.6 FTE

2 FTE (0.8 non-clinical senior role)

0.8 FTE

(3) In the period 1 July 1993 to 31 May 1994, $1,337,835 was earned by salaried doctors. This income includes Health Insurance Commission, Veteran's Affair's, Workers Compensation and Third Party payments as well as direct client payment for non rebatable services. A breakdown of the components is not readily available. However, the bulk of this income is rebated from the Health Insurance Commission.

(4) See (3).

(5) Salary and superannuation costs for doctors employed over the same period were $1,089,756.

(6) Each doctor on average generated a surplus of $16,321 in relation to income against salary and superannuation costs for the 11 month period. However, this is not the ultimate cost of employing these doctors as there are additional expenses related to providing the service such as facilities, support staff and clinical supplies.

(7) The average number of clients seen by doctors at each health centre (based on statistics for the period 1 July 1993 to 31 May 1994) is as follows: