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Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
The Government has applied, in the context of the current ACT budget, a saving of five per cent against central administration costs.
Commercial Standards for cleaning at Royal Canberra Hospital are being negotiated in the context of the Budget process.
A review of food services is also being conducted in the context of the Budget.
Hospital Services
(Question No. 61)
Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Community Services and Health, upon notice, on 15 November 1989:
What measures has the Minister taken to improve management/staff relations at Woden Valley and Royal Canberra hospitals which were referred to in the Kearney report as being at a "particularly low ebb" and has the Minister's recent statements casting doubt on the future of the hospital board helped or hindered management/staff relations.
Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
The Labor Government with its commitment to consultation process is implementing this policy throughout my Department. We have also announced in the last week our Government's industrial democracy program. It is through these mechanisms that management staff relations have improved and will continue to improve. An impediment to improve management staff relations has come from undisciplined statements issued by Gary Humphries, Liberal Spokesperson on Health.
Hospital Services
(Question No. 62)
Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Community Services and Health, upon notice, on 15 November 1989:
Is the fact that staff groups felt unable to contribute in a meaningful way to the decision making process in the hospitals a major reason for poor/staff management relations as stated in the Kearney Report.
Mr Berry: The answer to Mr Humphries' question is as follows:
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