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(5) What is the cost of a ACT Health palliative care nurse.

(6) What is the cost of providing palliative care by ACT Health per annum

(7) What was the cost of providing ACT Health palliative care (excluding external providers) during the (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 calendar years.

(8) What was the cost of providing external palliative care in the ACT during the (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 calendar years.

(9) What service providers currently provide external palliative care in the ACT.

Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The total number of palliative care nurses employed by ACT Health in 2014-15 is 4.7 FTE. This equates to six nursing positions that form part of Canberra Hospital and Health Services Palliative Care Service.

(2) The Palliative Care Service is based at Canberra Hospital. ACT Health also funds Calvary Health Care to provide palliative care services territory wide.

(3) The Palliative Care Service provides a consultative nursing service to inpatient and outpatients across all areas of Canberra Hospital.

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* This service commenced in late 2010.

(5) Classifications of nurses working within Palliative Care range from RN1 to RN4.2 (Nurse Practitioner). The cost ranges from $100,000 to $148,000 per annum.

(6) The cost of providing palliative care services in the 2013-14 financial year was $613,000.

(7) The cost of providing palliative care (excluding external providers) per calendar year was:

(a) 2010 - $347,000

(b) 2011 - $502,000

(c) 2012 - $554,000

(d) 2013 - $630,000

(e) 2014 - $519,000

(8) The cost of providing palliative care in the ACT during the (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 calendar years was:

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