Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, the organisations were well aware that this was a program that finished on 30 June 2015, so I do not think there can be any indication that there have been surprises in this area. It was a ceasing program. In terms of the flexible funds, funding has been committed over the next 12 months. The senator would well know that. Indeed, as has been indicated very clearly, no decisions have been taken yet about the changes to the funding arrangements of those flexible funds—no decisions at all. The minister has indicated that she will be working very closely across the sector in terms of delivering the efficiencies and the expectations around service quality that are required not only by the government but by the taxpayers whose funds go towards these programs.