Community Affairs Committee Examination of Budget Estimates 2008-2009 Additional Information Received CONSOLIDATED VOLUME 2 HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Outcomes 4 to 15 3 SEPTEMBER 2008 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF BUDGET EXPENDITURE FOR 2008-2009 Included in this volume are answers to written and oral questions taken on notice and tabled papers relating to the budget estimates hearings on 4 and 5 June 2008 HEALTH AND AGEING PORTFOLIO Senator Quest. Outcome 4: Aged Care and Population Ageing Vol. 2 Date No. Page No. tabled in the Senate or presented out of session* T5 Health and Hospitals Reform – Aged Care – National Elderly 24.06.08 tabled at Commissioner – Ambassador for Ageing: Ambassador hearing activities 12 April – 30 May 2008 T6 Photo: Minister for Ageing, Hon Justine Elliot, MP; Ms Noeline 24.06.08 tabled at Brown, Ambassador for Ageing; Mr Michael O'Neil, Chief hearing Executive of National Seniors T7 Contract for services between DoHA and Wintergreen Pty Ltd 24.06.08 tabled at for the provision of services in relation to the Ambassador for hearing Ageing Adams 67 National Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) review 04.09.08 Adams 136 Reviews of funding claims 04.09.08 Adams 146 Under-subscription of places 04.09.08 Adams 148 Campbell report 04.09.08 Humphries 99 Six-monthly Complaints Investigation Scheme Report 04.09.08 Adams 135 Review of the Conditional Adjustment Payment (CAP) 04.09.08 Adams 139, Transition care places 04.09.08 140 Adams 66 Rapid response team 04.09.08 Boyce 69 Lapse of allocations 04.09.08 Adams 138 Transition care places 04.09.08 Adams 141 Community care 04.09.08 Adams 142 Community care subsidy 04.09.08 Adams 143 Community care 04.09.08 Adams 144 2008 aged care approvals round 04.09.08 Adams 145 Efficiency review of the aged care approvals round 04.09.08 Boyce 68 Evans Head 04.09.08 Boyce 70 Approvals for places 04.09.08 Adams 137 Conditional adjustment payment 04.09.08 Letter from Departmental Secretary dd 3 Sep 08 restoring a 25.09.08 statement made at the estimates hearing on 4 June 2008 re number of residents remaining in Alton Court i Outcome 5: Primary Care T8 GP Super Clinics National Program Guide 2008 24.06.08 tabled at hearing Adams 15 GP super clinics 04.09.08 Outcome 6: Rural Health Colbeck 111, Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program 04.09.08 112 Adams 151 Country health services 04.09.08 Colbeck 113 Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP) 04.09.08 Outcome 7: Hearing Services Humphries 47 New rehabilitation service 04.09.08 Humphries 48 Frequency modulation (FM) systems 04.09.08 Outcome 8: Indigenous Health Letter dated 17 June 08 correcting evidence given at hearing 24.06.08 5 June 08 Adams 153 Indigenous health 04.09.08 Adams 155 Indigenous health statistics 04.09.08 Adams 156, 157 Indigenous health 04.09.08 Siewert 29 Secure Aboriginal Medical Service information system 04.09.08 Siewert 30 OATSIH service collection analysis reporting 04.09.08 Siewert 31 Service activity reporting 04.09.08 Siewert 61 Alcohol 04.09.08 Siewert 62 Resources for drug and alcohol residential and treatment 04.09.08 services Siewert 63 Swimming pools 04.09.08 Siewert 64 Trachoma 04.09.08 Adams 65 Opal fuel 04.09.08 Adams 158 Indigenous mental health 04.09.08 Adams 159 Fetal alcohol syndrome 04.09.08 Adams 160 Indigenous health workforce 04.09.08 Adams 189 Intervention for dental health 04.09.08 Adams 190 Remote Area Health Corps 04.09.08 Adams 191 Intervention – nursing workforce 04.09.08 Siewert 197 program evaluation 04.09.08 Adams 198 Youth diversionary projects 04.09.08 Siewert 27 National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health 04.09.08 Organisation Outcome 9: Private Health Boyce 18 Medicare levy 04.09.08 Boyce 19 Takeover of MBF 04.09.08 Cormann 43 Press releases 04.09.08 Cormann 44 Single Equivalent Units (SEU) 04.09.08 ii Cormann 6 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Cormann 8 Private health insurance rebate 04.09.08 Cormann 9, 72 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Cormann 74 Lifetime Health cover changes 04.09.08 Cormann 75, 77 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 78 Private health insurance premiums 04.09.08 Humphries 81 Private health insurance target participation 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 193 Premium process 04.09.08 Cormann 7, 71 Medicare levy surcharge 04.09.08 Cormann 73 Private health insurance rebate 04.09.08 Lundy 79 Private health insurance rebate 04.09.08 Polley 194 Lifetime health cover loadings 04.09.08 Colbeck 199 Insulin pumps 04.09.08 Colbeck 122 Efficiency dividend 04.09.08 Colbeck 123 Chief Executive officer selection 04.09.08 Colbeck 125 Financial operations of health insurers 04.09.08 Cormann 5 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Colbeck 124 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Cormann 76, 80 Medicare Levy surcharge 04.09.08 Outcome 10: Health System Capacity and Quality Adams 170 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program 04.09.08 Moore 1 Official Development Assistance 04.09.08 Humphries 33, 34 International health 04.09.08 Humphries 188 Asthma friendly schools program 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 22 Chronic disease – treatment programs for arthritis 04.09.08 Colbeck 120 Palliative care – care planning projects 04.09.08 Colbeck 121 Palliative care 04.09.08 Outcome 11: Mental Health Outcome 12: Health Workforce Capacity Tabled by T9 Letter from Dr David Tadj to Mr John Fielding, A/g Director, 24.06.08 Senator tabled at WA Country Health Service – Wheatbelt, Northam WA dated Adams hearing 27 May 2008 Tabled by T10 West Australian newspaper article, 5 June 2008, titled 24.06.08 Senator tabled at Wheatbelt town hit by Nyoongar suicides Adams hearing Adams 49 Workforce shortages 04.09.08 Colbeck 50 Bringing nurses back into the workforce 04.09.08 Adams 100 Rural and remote health workforce 04.09.08 Colbeck 104 Chief Nursing and Midwifery officer (CNMO) 04.09.08 Adams 149 Allied health service 04.09.08 Adams 150 Rural clinical schools 04.09.08 Siewert 28 Doctors in Aboriginal communities 04.09.08 iii Outcome 13: Acute Care Colbeck 115 National Blood Authority budget 04.09.08 Colbeck 116 National Blood Authority 04.09.08 Colbeck 117 Request for tender 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 25 Organ donation rates 04.09.08 Colbeck 97, 98 Teen dental plan 04.09.08 Colbeck 83, 84, Mersey Hospital 04.09.08 101, 119 Colbeck 82 Elective surgery 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 23 Organ donation – Cognate Committee on Organ Donation 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 24 National Clinical Taskforce on Organ Donation Report 04.09.08 Brown, Carol 26 In hospital programs 04.09.08 Colbeck 200 National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission – staffing 04.09.08 Colbeck 201 National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission – program 04.09.08 of visits Outcome 14: Biosecurity and Emergency Response Siewert 3 Antibiotic resistance 04.09.08 Bernardi 192 TB in Australia 04.09.08 Outcome 15: Bernardi 58 Board of the Australian Sports Commission 04.09.08 Bernardi 85 Board members 04.09.08 Bernardi 185 Retiring members 04.09.08 Bernardi 86 Anti-doping tests 04.09.08 Bernardi 87 Staffing at the Australian sports Anti-Doping Authority 04.09.08 Bernardi 88 National illicit drugs in sports campaign 04.09.08 Bernardi 89 Drug education 04.09.08 Bernardi 90 Staffing resources 04.09.08 Bernardi 91 ADADA hotlines 04.09.08 Bernardi 51 Taekwondo 04.09.08 Bernardi 172 Sports grants 04.09.08 Bernardi 175 Election commitments 04.09.08 Kemp 176 Election commitments 04.09.08 Humphries 2 Sports grants 04.09.08 Lundy 52 Taekwondo Australia 04.09.08 Kemp 53 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games 04.09.08 Kemp 54 International comparison of sport funding 04.09.08 Kemp 55 Major Australian Government sport funding initiatives 04.09.08 Kemp 56 Funding for sport 04.09.08 Humphries 59 Press clippings 04.09.08 Bernardi 60 Australian Sports Foundation 04.09.08 Bernardi 92 National Elite Sports Council 04.09.08 Bernardi 93 High performance network funding 04.09.08 Kemp 174 Election commitments 04.09.08 Lundy 178 Sport Taekwondo 04.09.08 iv Bernardi 95 Scholarships 04.09.08 Bernardi 94 Institutes of sport 04.09.08 Lundy 181 High performance sport 04.09.08 Bernardi 173 Election commitments 04.09.08 v T5 Health and Hospitals Reform – Aged Care – National Elderly Commissioner - Ambassador for Ageing Ambassador Activities 12 April – 30 May 2008 Relevant date/s Request from / media Details contacted 12 Apr 08 Sun Herald Newspaper interview 12 Apr 08 2GB News Radio interview 12 Apr 08 2SM News Radio interview 12 Apr 08 SBS Radio News Radio interview 12 Apr 08 Gold 104.3 News Radio interview Melb 12 Apr 08 2UE News Radio interview 12 Apr 08 4BC News Radio interview Bris 14 Apr 08 ABC Radio Radio interview Brisbane 14 Apr 08 2UE Radio Radio interview 14 Apr 08 ABC Illawarra Radio interview 14 Apr 08 ABC Canberra – Radio interview on the Louise Mahar Triple 6 program 14 Apr 08 Southern Highland Newspaper interview News 1 15 Apr 08 ABC Radio Newcastle Phil Ashley-Brown Program 15 Apr 08 ABC North Coast - NSW Radio interview – Brooke Daniel Program 15 Apr 08 Territory FM Radio interview – Darwin Daryl Manzie Program 15 Apr 08 The Senior Newspaper interview Newspaper 16 Apr 08 ABC Radio Perth Ian Cameron Program 16 Apr 08 Fifty Plus News Newspaper interview (Victorian based monthly newspaper) 17 Apr 08 3AW Radio Neil Mitchell Program Melb 17 Apr 08 Australian Ageing Magazine interview Agenda (independent magazine for the aged care and retirement living sectors) 18 Apr 08 Mike Swinson – Magazine interview - freelance journalist interview for a story profiling Noeline’s life and what her role will be as Ambassador 18 Apr 08 2NBC Radio Bryan Bateman Program interview 19 Apr 08 2UE Radio George and Paul Show Sydney 19 Apr 08 4BC Radio Walter Williams Program Brisbane interview with Noeline 23 Apr 08 Kerri-Anne Kennerley Pre-record show for Anzac Day TV Program 2 Nine Network Studios 28 Apr 08 ABC Radio Brisbane Live with Madonna King –interview 28 Apr 08 Insite Newspaper interview (aged care industry newspaper) 29 Apr 08 Highland FM (FM 107.1) Frank Conroy radio interview Tuesday Magazine program – ‘Residents in the Southern Highlands program’ 8 May 08 The Inner Wheel Club of Guest Speaker at the Cancer Council Grafton Biggest Morning Tea.