Other financial disclosures Pricing policy The National Health Reform Agreement sets the policy framework for the charging of public hospital fees and charges. Under the Agreement, if an eligible person receives public hospital services as a public patient in a public hospital or a publicly contracted bed in a private hospital, they are treated of charge’. ‘free The majority of hospital fees and charges for public hospitals are set under Schedule 1 of the and the Hospitals (Services Charges) Regulations 1984 Hospitals (Services Charges for Compensable Patients) Determination 2005. These hospital fees are reviewed annually on 1 July. Please refer to the Department of Health’s Annual Report 2013–14 for further information on the pricing policy. Capital works WA Health has a substantial Asset Investment Program that facilitates remodelling and development of health infrastructure. Program initiatives include the continuation of major projects to reconfigure metropolitan general and tertiary hospitals, and significant investment in regional hospital infrastructure. Please refer to the Department of Health’s Annual Report 2013–14 for financial details of the full Metropolitan Health Service capital works program. Employment profile Government agencies are required to report a summary of the number of employees, by category, in comparison with the preceding financial year. 35 shows the year-to-date (June 2014) number of Metropolitan Health Service full time equivalent employees (FTE) for 2012–13 and 2013–14. Table 35: Metropolitan Health Service total full time employees by category Category Definition 2012–13 2013–14 Includes all occupations together Administration & with patient-facing (ward) clerical support 4,923 5,175 clerical staff. Includes FTE associated with the following occupational categories: administration and Agency clerical, medical support, hotel services, site 404 373 services, medical salaried (excludes visiting medical practitioners) and medical sessional. Includes workers engaged on a for ‘contract Agency nursing service’ Does not include workers 143 128 employed by NurseWest. Assistants in Support registered nurses and enrolled 167 174 nursing nurses in delivery of general patient care. Includes registered dental nurses and dental Dental nursing 294 304 clinic assistants.
Other financial disclosures Pricing policy The National Health Reform Agreement sets the policy framework for the charging of public hospital fees and charges. Under the Agreement, if an eligible person receives public hospital services as a public patient in a public hospital or a publicly contracted bed in a private hospital, they are treated ‘free of charge’. The majority of hospital fees and charges for public hospitals are set under Schedule 1 of the Hospitals (Services Charges) Regulations 1984 and the Hospitals (Services Charges for Compensable Patients) Determination 2005. These hospital fees are reviewed annually on 1 July. Please refer to the Department of Health’s Annual Report 2013–14 for further information on the pricing policy. Capital works WA Health has a substantial Asset Investment Program that facilitates remodelling and development of health infrastructure. Program initiatives include the continuation of major projects to reconfigure metropolitan general and tertiary hospitals, and significant investment in regional hospital infrastructure. Please refer to the Department of Health’s Annual Report 2013–14 for financial details of the full Metropolitan Health Service capital works program. Employment profile Government agencies are required to report a summary of the number of employees, by category, in comparison with the preceding financial year. 35 shows the year-to-date (June 2014) number of Metropolitan Health Service full time equivalent employees (FTE) for 2012–13 and 2013–14. Table 35: Metropolitan Health Service total full time employees by category Category Definition 2012–13 2013–14 Administration & clerical Includes all occupations together with patient-facing (ward) clerical support staff. 4,923 5,175 Agency Includes FTE associated with the following occupational categories: administration and clerical, medical support, hotel services, site services, medical salaried (excludes visiting medical practitioners) and medical sessional. 404 373 Agency nursing Includes workers engaged on a ‘contract for service’ Does not include workers employed by NurseWest. 143 128 Assistants in nursing Support registered nurses and enrolled nurses in delivery of general patient care. 167 174 Dental nursing Includes registered dental nurses and dental clinic assistants. 294 304
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