HEALTH BUDGET

77 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). How much government funding is allocated in 2009-10 to each of the following non-government organisations—the Royal District Nursing Service, Shine SA, community hospitals, palliative and mental health services?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised that in 2009-10 the Department of Health allocated:

$11.015 million in funding to the Royal District Nursing Service

$4.699 million in funding to Shine SA

$24.469 million to non-Government Organisations (NGOs) for mental health services

$78,600 to NGOs for palliative services were allocated.

It should also be noted that across SA Health, it is estimated that $4.6 million was provided to private community hospitals.