Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 3 March 2011:

(1) What total sum of funding was provided to the Hunter Urban Division of General Practice (GP Access) in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, and (d) 2010-11.

(2) What proportion of funding in each year in part (1) was for the operation of the (a) GP Access After Hours service, and (b) Patient Streaming Service (call centre).

(3) What funding streams exist for any other (a) services provided by, or (b) operational costs incurred by, GP Access.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) (a) and (d) Total Commonwealth funding provided to Hunter Urban Division of General Practice (GP Access) by the Department of Health and Ageing is outlined below:

(2) (a) and (b)

* Calculated on the basis of direct costs and a proportion of management and corporate costs

(3) (a) and (b)

Funding outlined at question 1 includes all direct funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

The Department is unable to provide details of other sources of funding provided to GP Access.