House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-06-07 Daily Xml

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NEW TRANSITION CARE PROGRAM

55 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). Where will the 38 New Transition Care Program places occur and what is the expenditure allocated for these places?

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:

South Australia has been allocated 58 New Transition Care Program places by the Commonwealth Government, which will be made operational during 2010-11.

The Adelaide Health Service will receive 58 places. Of these, the southern area will receive five places and the central and northern area will receive 36 places.

Country Health SA will receive 17 places.

It is expected that these 58 new places will all be fully operational from 1 November 2010.

The Transition Care Program is a joint State and Commonwealth funded initiative. The Commonwealth expenditure budgeted for these places is $2,568,472 and the State Government expenditure budgeted for these places is $1,181,036.