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The total costs incurred by ACT Health in relation to services provided under VMO contracts for the periods requested are as follows:

VMOs by calendar year

Calendar year

Cost

2013

$26,721,309

2014

$29,398,330

2015

$26,903,308

These costs include administrative costs incurred in accordance with VMO contracts, such as travel and accommodation for interstate based VMOs.

(3) The number of salaried doctors as at the last pay period in each of the last three financial years is as follows:

Medical Officers by financial year

Financial year

Full Time headcount

Part Time headcount

2012 - 2013

673

141

2013 - 2014

702

155

2014 - 2015

701

175

These figures do not include numbers for casual employees, as they cannot readily be broken down between full-time and part-time.

The number of VMOs engaged by ACT Health at the end of the last three financial years is as follows:

Number of VMOs by financial year

Financial Year

VMOs

2012 - 2013

185

2013 - 2014

199

2014 - 2015

173

(4) ACT Health maintains no figures on “average employment costs.” The total cost of salaries, allowances, superannuation and private practice payments made to the categories of employees identified by Mr Hanson are as follows:

Medical Officers by financial year

Financial year

Full Time staff

Part Time staff

2012 - 2013

$132,491,601.75

$23,473,143.32

2013 - 2014

$140,076,807.95

$26,007,934.21

2014 - 2015

$144,043,608.08

$27,770,158.87

Note that these figures do not reflect the income generated for ACT Health through rights of private practice, only the payments to staff.

These amounts do not include on-costs or other administrative costs, such as travel. These figures are not maintained by employment group.

The total costs incurred by ACT Health in relation to services provided under VMO contracts for the periods requested are as follows:


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