CENTRAL NORTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE

31 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). What savings initiatives are required from the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service in 2009-10, how will they be achieved and what is the total amount of savings identified for 2009-10 and 2010-11?

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:

1. The savings requirement allocated to the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service (CNAHS) in 2009-10 was based on savings initiatives approved by Cabinet as part of the 2009-10 State Budget, as well as the continuation of savings targets approved as part of previous budget processes.

The CNAHS 2009-10 funding allocation includes savings targets associated with the following items:

Efficiency measure savings—reflects savings requirements from prior year State Budgets and the growth in these savings targets in 2009-10.

FTE Reduction TVSP—reflects a share of the 428 FTE reduction, for the Health Portfolio, announced as part of the 2008-09 mid year budget review.

Health Reform Strategy Savings—this is a continuation of savings in 2008-09 that were approved as part of the 2007-08 Budget and the growth in these savings targets in 2009-10.

Procurement and Supply Chain Savings—this saving represents efficiencies expected from the Procurement and Supply Chain Centralisation Project that was approved as part of the 2008-09 Budget.

2. The total allocation of savings requirements in 2009-10 to CNAHS is $56.15 million. Total savings requirements for the Adelaide Health Service for the 2010-11 financial year have not yet been finalised, and therefore can not be provided at this time.