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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 4 Hansard (18 April) . . Page.. 1146 ..
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 190
Woden Valley Hospital - Private Practice Accounts
In relation to the Private Practice Fund -
(1) How much has been added to it each year for the last three years?
(2) How much has been spent from the fund in (a) the last three years; (b) in each individual case; and (c) when was it spent?
(3) What are (a) the processes for approval of Fund expenditure; and (b) the guidelines for Fund expenditure?
Mrs Carnell - the answer to the Member's question is:
Funds from billing of private patients of staff specialists are paid into the Private Practice Official Account (PPOA). From the PPOA, contributors receive their entitlement and facility fees are paid to the hospital. The balance in the PPOA is transferred to the Private Practice Hospital Account (PPHA) at the end of each financial year.
(1) 1994/95 Transfer to the PPHA $1,606,804
Interest earned by PPHA $524,627
1993/94 Transfer to the PPHA $1,699,109
Interest earned by PPHA $427,948
1992/93 Transfer to the PPHA $1,464,306
Interest earned by PPHA $483,296
(2) Expenditure from the PPHA is summarised as follows:
1994/95 Conference/Travel $551,746
Equipment/Research $814,816 = $1,366,563
1993/94 Conference/Travel $566,139
Equipment/Research $993,373 = $1,559,512
1992/93 Conference/Travel $555,722
Equipment/Research $720,482 = $1,276,204
The majority of disbursements are less than $2,000.
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