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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3144 ..

- Nurses EBA ($6.600m) - to fund EBA related wage increases for nurses across the portfolio

The Second Appropriation funding of $8.7m for The Canberra Hospital was allocated for the following purposes:

Additional nurses $2.600m

Comcare premium increase $1.700m

Patient Throughput $0.870m

Equipment & Systems $3.530m

Total $8.700m

Progress and expenditure against each of these items is as follows:

Nursing Initiatives ($2.6m)

Since the Second Appropriation there has been an increase in the average number of permanent full time equivalent nurses of 49.9 at The Canberra Hospital (TCH). Nurses are taking more of their entitled recreation leave, and their positions are being backfilled and nursing staff are accessing study time under the provisions of the Nursing Enterprise Bargaining Agreement so that their skills remain current. The funding for this activity was fully expended by 30 June 2002.

Comcare Premium ($1.7m)

The increase of $1.7m in the TCH 2001-02 Comcare premium was funded through the Second Appropriation. The funding for this activity was fully expended by 30 June 2002.

Throughput ($0.870m)

Additional throughput of 300 cost weighted separations was targeted in the specialties of Orthopaedics, Plastics, General Surgery and Other Medical. The funding for this activity was fully expended by 30 June 2002.

Equipment ($3.530m)

Multi Leaf Collimator ($1.8m) for use in the treatment of cancer patients. The order was placed on 13 May 2002 and the equipment is expected to be delivered in September 2002.

CT Scanner Simulator and minor building works for installation ($1.23m) for use in the process of planning a patient's radiation treatment. The Government Procurement Board endorsed the project plan on 16 July 2002 and TCH will engage the NSW Department of Public Works and Services to undertake the project. TCH is negotiating the tender and installation is expected to occur at least four months after negotiations are completed.

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