House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Southern Adelaide Health Service SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE 39 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). What savings initiatives are expected to be met by the Southern Adelaide Health Service and which programs and services will be reduced to meet the required savings targets for 2009-10 and 2010-11? 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 SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE 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 savings requirements that were allocated to the then Southern Adelaide Health Service (now part of the Adelaide Health Service) in 2009-10 and will be in 2010-11, are based on savings initiatives approved as part of the 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09 Budgets. The funding allocations for 2009-10 and 2010-11 include the following savings initiatives: Savings Efficiency measures—reflects savings requirements from prior year State Budgets and includes growth in these savings targets. FTE Reduction (TVSP savings)—reflects a share of the 428 FTE reduction for the Health Portfolio, announced in the mid year budget review. Health Reform Strategy Savings—this is a continuation of savings in 2009-10 and 2010-11 that were approved as part of the 2007-08 Budget. Procurement and Supply Chain Savings—this savings initiative represents efficiencies expected from the Procurement and Supply Chain Centralisation project to offset savings requirements approved as part of the 2008-09 and 2009-10 Budgets.