House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Metropolitan Health Services METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICES Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICES 25 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). Have the $15.2 million in administrative efficiency savings to Metropolitan Regional Health Services targeted in the 2006-07 Budget been achieved and if so, how was this achieved? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Southern Suburbs Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICES The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised: The Metropolitan Regional Health Services were required to meet savings as part of the 2006-07 Budget of $15.201 million over the four years 2006-07 to 2009-10 relating to administrative efficiencies. Of the total 2009-10 savings of $7.824 million, around $4.647 million (2008-09 component) in savings have been achieved through the review and restructure of existing organisational structures. In 2010-11, SA Health is continuing to work towards identifying strategies in consultation with health regions to meet existing and growth in savings required across the forward estimates. The management strategies targeted in 2010-11 include: improved leave management through the standardisation of leave management and review of annual leave policies across the Portfolio better management of overtime costs through a comprehensive review of overtime and the implementation of standard overtime policies across all major metropolitan hospitals more efficient utilisation of agency staffing reduction in administrative support costs through the review of all non-clinical services and the reduction of duplication of support services vacancy management through review of historical practices surrounding filling vacancies and the focus of priority filling of essential positions. These management strategies will not affect frontline health care services.