Page 2582 - Week 08 - Thursday, 14 August 2014
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Mr Hanson: You didn’t answer it last time.
MS GALLAGHER: I think we have answered the occasions of service for the walk-in centre. It is more expensive than a GP visit but less expensive than an admission or a presentation to the emergency department.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: I will look forward to that response, and when you provide it could you also make sure it includes salaries; salary on-costs; IT; HR; procurement; budget and finance; depreciated building costs; ongoing capital; building services, including cleaning, consumables, training; perhaps GP mentoring costs; professional audits and standards—
Dr Bourke: Point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is there a point of order?
Dr Bourke: Madam Speaker, is this a question or a preamble?
MADAM SPEAKER: It was a question. The question was “Could you also include…”.
Dr Bourke: Sorry; it is the second question. Thank you.
MR HANSON: Thank you, Dr Bourke. I will go on: GP mentoring costs; professional audits and standards consultancies; and any other relevant costs.
MS GALLAGHER: I repeat my offer for a very detailed and thorough briefing. I am sure officials would be happy to spend several hours with you to go through those details. Where we can easily assist you with that question, I will, but the walk-in centre is not heavily staffed, and to answer that question with the level of detail you were asking for would require, I imagine, the manager to spend days on answering that question. I just felt that it would be beneficial for everybody if we could make officials available for you.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mrs Jones.
MRS JONES: Chief Minister, what are the full-time equivalent and actual staff numbers employed in each centre?
MS GALLAGHER: I can certainly provide that detail. There are different shift arrangements in place. I think the annual recurrent budget for a walk-in centre is just above $2 million and the vast majority of that will be for staff and salaries.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mrs Jones.
MRS JONES: Chief Minister, what is the annual advertising and marketing cost for the walk-in centres?
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