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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE
Hospital Redevelopment
Ms Follett - Asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts, without notice, on 31 May 1990:
On Tuesday you announced the closure of 50 private hospital beds at Calvary Hospital, the closure of 60 public beds at Royal Canberra Hospital and the opening of 60 public beds at Calvary.
1. What processes have been undertaken to plan the transfer of beds?
2. How many jobs were involved in the staffing of--the 50 beds at Calvary? How many jobs were involved in the staffing of the 60 beds at Royal Canberra Hospital? How many jobs will be involved in the staffing of the 60 new beds at Calvary?
3. Can you guarantee preference to Public Hospital staff? How can you do that when the Government does not in fact employ staff at Calvary?
4. What is the impact on the Calvary Hospital of employing staff under the same public sector arrangements when Calvary Hospital currently require its staff to comply with the medico-moral principles set out in the Associations Articles of Association?
Mr Humphries - The answer to Ms Folletts question is as follows:
1. The Government has agreed to a process to manage the hospital redevelopment process and the consolidation of Royal Canberra Hospital services to Calvary and Woden Valley Hospitals. The Government has established a Planning Committee to guide and monitor the medical and health aspects of the planning process and a Consolidation Committee which will oversight the movement of services from Royal Canberra to the other two hospitals. Each of these committees is widely representative and underpinned -by more specifically focused working groups.
2. With regard to the program of transferring public beds to
Calvary a committee is currently examining staffing
requirements, processes and terms and conditions under which
staff transfers will be made. As you might appreciate the
work involved in determining staffing associated with
each of the moves is complex and subject to considerations
such as vacancy levels. Detailed information will be
available progressively as the project proceeds.
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