PRIMARY PREVENTION PLAN

34 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010).

1. What is the cost of establishing a new clinical network?

2. What is the Primary Prevention (Health Promotion) Plan?

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. Costs to establish a new clinical network are:

a stipend for the Network Chair of $22,000 per annum in recognition of the time spent leading Network activities

an operational budget of $18,900 per annum to support Network activity

salary for a Network Development Manager of approximately $87,000.

The Network Development Manager is a regional health service staff member whose role is to provide executive support and assist the Network develop and monitor clinical service development and improvement priorities.

2. The Primary Prevention Plan will outline SA Health's commitment to, and plan for, primary prevention action across South Australia.

The Primary Prevention Plan sets out the framework to eliminate or reduce factors that cause poor health and promote factors that are protective of good health for the population as a whole and for groups at risk.

The SA Health Primary Prevention Plan will outline our directions within the context of the national focus on prevention through the COAG National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health and taking into account State-based initiatives, such as the Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Program (OPAL) and the whole of Government Health in All Policies work.