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(2) What were the main reasons that contributed to this outcome for each of the years in part (1).

(3) What was the operating results for Canberra Health Services for 2018-19.

(4) Do the operating results for (a) ACT Health Services and (b) Canberra Health Services, reflect nine months of operation or 12 months.

(5) What were the main reasons for Canberra Health Services operating result in 2018-19.

Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The operating results for ACT Health in

(a) 2014-15 was an operating deficit of $44.630 million as published at page 132 of the Annual Report;

(b) 2015-16 was an operating deficit of $63.336 million as published at page 135 of the Annual Report;

(d) 2017-18 was an operating deficit of $80.571 million as published at page 167 of the Annual Report; and

(e) 2018-19 operating result for the ACT Health Directorate was a deficit of $22.871 million as published at page 198 of the Annual Report.

Canberra Health Services 2018-19 operating result was a deficit of $102.063 million as published at page 170 of the Annual Report.

(2) The main reasons for the outcome are:

(a) The operating result in 2014-15 was mainly due to depreciation expenses relating to new buildings completed including the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, Belconnen Community Health Centre, Tuggeranong Community Health Centre, Canberra Region Cancer Centre.

(b) The operating result in 2015-16 was mainly due to higher expenses incurred including:

- depreciation relating to new computer software;

- operating expenses due to increases in activity levels including overnight stays, emergency presentations and elective surgeries purchased from private providers to reduce waiting list; and

- employee expenses due to a change in Long Service Leave probability factors (2014 15: 104.2 per cent; 2015-16: 114.7 per cent).

c) The operating result in 2016-17 was mainly due to higher expenses incurred including:

- depreciation relating to the completion of building projects, including the Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm and Dhulwa Mental Health Unit;

- operating expenses due to increases in emergency presentations;

- purchased services relating to indexation and purchasing additional elective surgery procedures from private providers to reduce waiting list; partially offset by lower employee expenses which was positively impacted by a reduction in Long Service Leave probability factors (2015-16: 114.7 per cent; 2016-17: 103.4 per cent).

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