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Answers to questions

Canberra Hospital—radiology department
(Question No 2140)

Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 15 February 2019:

(1) In relation to the answer to question on notice No 1909, how many interventional procedures were performed in the medical imaging department in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17 and (e) 2017-18.

(2) On how many anticipated interventional procedures were the expenditure budgets based for each year listed in part (1).

(3) What was the (a) budgeted and (b) actual, cost per interventional procedure, including corresponding consumables, for each year listed in part (1).

(4) How many hours of unplanned leave had to be covered by unbudgeted costs in each month from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018.

(5) Was there a substantial increase in unplanned leave during the two years 2016-17 and 2017-18 compared to 2013-14 to 2015-16; if so, what were the factors contributing to unplanned leave being taken.

(6) What administrative changes have been implemented to manage staff leave better in the future.

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The number of interventional procedures performed during each of the periods was:

(2) Canberra Health Services does not budget or capture actual expenditure by procedure. Where possible, the impact on budgets and expenditure of increases and decreases in activity is taken into account in planning and decision making. Most operating expense budgets have been indexed year on year.

(3) Each interventional procedure differs according to individual patient needs, so it is not possible to provide a cost per interventional procedure.

(4) The number of unplanned hours of leave was:

The number of unplanned hours of leave for 2018/2019 (up to 31 March 2019)

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