Health
In 2013‑14, the Commonwealth will provide funding of $16.1 billion to support state health services. This funding will account for approximately 36.5 per cent of the Commonwealth's $44.1 billion in total payments for specific purposes.
Table 2.4 provides information on payments to support state health services, including additional investments and reforms under the National Health Reform arrangements.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Health Reform funding | 13,280.4 | 14,040.0 | 15,531.1 | 17,164.1 | 18,956.1 |
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| National Health Reform | 663.9 | 818.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
| Health infrastructure | 465.5 | 509.1 | 562.1 | 393.4 | 38.2 |
| Health services | 62.4 | 74.5 | 275.1 | 367.1 | 448.6 |
| Indigenous health | 51.1 | 54.0 | 25.1 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
| Mental health | 71.5 | 100.8 | 121.8 | 125.5 | 80.2 |
| Preventive health | 68.7 | 64.6 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 130.4 |
| Other health payments | 343.0 | 415.5 | 373.0 | 251.9 | 259.6 |
| Total | 15,006.6 | 16,076.9 | 17,041.2 | 18,472.0 | 20,030.3 |
National Health Reform Agreement
On 2 August 2011, COAG agreed the National Health Reform Agreement, which provides the foundation of the Commonwealth's funding of public hospital services, replacing the former National Healthcare SPP.
The National Health Reform Agreement is a shared commitment to national reform, covering both funding and system governance, and sets out a range of objectives representing the shared intention of the Commonwealth and the States to improve health outcomes for all Australians and ensure the sustainability of the Australian health system.
Under the new arrangements, the majority of the Commonwealth's funding for public hospital services is provided as activity based funding, based on an efficient price for hospital services determined by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority.
The National Health Reform Agreement also provides greater transparency of Commonwealth and State public hospital funding, and accountability for the performance of hospitals and health services through the establishment of the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Administrator) and National Health Funding Body, and National Health Performance Authority (the Authority). The Administrator and the Authority report regularly on payments through the National Health Funding Pool to public hospitals and on the performance of public hospitals respectively. More information on these arrangements is available from www.nhpa.gov.au and www.publichospitalfunding.gov.au.
National Health Reform funding
In 2013‑14, National Health Reform funding is estimated to be $14.0 billion, equivalent to the amount that would have been provided under the former National Healthcare SPP. This is an estimated increase in funding of 5.72 per cent compared to 2012‑13.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | |||||||||
| Hospital services | 4,199.2 | 3,181.5 | 2,598.9 | 1,372.5 | 986.5 | 287.0 | 197.8 | 148.3 | 12,971.8 |
| Public health | 99.9 | 75.7 | 61.8 | 32.7 | 23.5 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 308.6 |
| Total | 4,299.2 | 3,257.2 | 2,660.7 | 1,405.2 | 1,010.0 | 293.9 | 202.5 | 151.8 | 13,280.4 |
| 2013‑14 | |||||||||
| Hospital services | 4,381.3 | 3,405.6 | 2,765.5 | 1,499.2 | 990.5 | 303.3 | 227.6 | 141.0 | 13,714.0 |
| Public health | 104.0 | 81.0 | 65.8 | 35.7 | 23.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 326.0 |
| Total | 4,485.3 | 3,486.7 | 2,831.3 | 1,534.8 | 1,014.0 | 310.5 | 233.0 | 144.4 | 14,040.0 |
| 2014‑15 | |||||||||
| Hospital services | 4,817.2 | 3,760.3 | 3,060.4 | 1,685.7 | 1,101.2 | 331.4 | 264.8 | 164.9 | 15,185.9 |
| Public health | 110.0 | 85.8 | 69.7 | 38.2 | 24.8 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 345.2 |
| Total | 4,927.2 | 3,846.1 | 3,130.0 | 1,723.9 | 1,126.0 | 338.9 | 270.5 | 168.4 | 15,531.1 |
| 2015‑16 | |||||||||
| Hospital services | 5,294.0 | 4,149.2 | 3,383.5 | 1,891.9 | 1,222.1 | 361.8 | 305.6 | 190.9 | 16,798.9 |
| Public health | 116.0 | 90.8 | 73.8 | 40.9 | 26.0 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 365.3 |
| Total | 5,410.0 | 4,240.1 | 3,457.3 | 1,932.7 | 1,248.1 | 369.7 | 311.6 | 194.6 | 17,164.1 |
| 2016‑17 | |||||||||
| Hospital services | 5,816.8 | 4,576.4 | 3,738.3 | 2,119.6 | 1,354.3 | 394.9 | 350.3 | 219.3 | 18,569.9 |
| Public health | 122.0 | 96.2 | 78.2 | 43.8 | 27.4 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 386.2 |
| Total | 5,938.8 | 4,672.6 | 3,816.5 | 2,163.4 | 1,381.7 | 403.1 | 356.8 | 223.2 | 18,956.1 |
(a) State allocations of funding for 2012‑13 and 2013‑14 are shown on the basis provided for under the previous National Healthcare SPP. Adjustments will take place with respect to cross‑border activity, where residents of one State receive hospital treatment in another State.
(b) The efficient growth funding component of National Health Reform funding in 2014‑15, 2015‑16 and 2016‑17 is indicative only. The distribution of efficient growth funding will be determined by efficient growth in each State.
National Health Reform funding includes an explicit component for public health. The States have full discretion over the application of public health funding to the outcomes set out in the National Healthcare Agreement. This amount represents the sum of amounts identified under the National Healthcare Agreement relating to national public health, youth health services and essential vaccines (service delivery) in 2008‑09 ($244.0 million), indexed annually by the National Healthcare SPP growth factor.
During the first two years of the National Health Reform Agreement funding arrangements (2012‑13 and 2013‑14) are transitional, in part to allow the newly established independent national health agencies to fully take up their statutory responsibilities ahead of new funding arrangements from 2014‑15.
In this transition period the Commonwealth's funding contribution to public hospital services will be amounts equivalent to those that would otherwise have been payable through the former National Healthcare SPP, and the SPP indexation arrangements will continue to apply. As in 2012‑13, the adjustment to funding for 2013‑14 reflects the application of those indexation arrangements.
From July 2014, for the first time Commonwealth National Health Reform funding will be directly linked to the level of services delivered by public hospitals.
Over and above the existing SPP funding, the Commonwealth will meet 45 per cent of the cost of the efficient growth in public hospital services from 2014‑15, increasing to 50 per cent from 2017‑18.
Efficient growth includes:
- for services funded on the basis of activity — the increase in the volume of public hospital services and the efficient price of delivering those services; and
- for services funded on the basis of block grants — the increase in the efficient cost of delivering those services.
The Commonwealth has guaranteed that its increased contribution will be at least $16.4 billion greater than the amount the States would have received under the former National Healthcare SPP between 2014‑15 and 2019‑20. If the additional growth funding commitment over this period is less than $16.4 billion, the residual amount will be paid to the States to fund health services that aim to reduce the growth in demand for hospital services.
The new arrangements from July 2014 will be a significant change to the way the Commonwealth funds State hospital activity. With the new arrangements commencing from next July, it is timely that Heads of Treasuries take the opportunity in coming months to ensure, in conjunction with relevant agencies, that all necessary arrangements are in place to enable the successful introduction of the new funding arrangements. This will include developing a shared understanding of the parameters that underpin the Commonwealth's and the States' projected growth funding from 2014‑15 onwards, including the impacts of any recent movements in State hospital activity.
Under the cross‑border provisions of the National Health Reform Agreement, Commonwealth funding contributions flow to the State where a patient receives treatment, rather than solely on the basis of State population shares previously in place under the SPP arrangements.
When a resident of one state receives hospital treatment in another state, the 'resident state' compensates the treating or provider state for the cost of that care via a 'cross‑border' payment.
Commonwealth activity based funding contributions through the National Health Funding Pool to each state or territory are made on a 'provider state' basis and reflect the Commonwealth share of the costs of this cross‑border activity.
The cross-border flows required to give effect to this outcome for Commonwealth payments are determined by the Administrator and based on data provided by the States to the Administrator.
The table below shows estimated net cross‑border flows for 2012‑13 and 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | -77.8 | 18.0 | 11.3 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 46.3 | -6.9 | - |
| 2013‑14 | -82.2 | 13.8 | 19.7 | 0.3 | 13.5 | -0.8 | 46.5 | -10.8 | - |
National Partnership payments for health
In addition to National Health Reform funding, the Commonwealth will provide funding through National Partnerships to alleviate key pressure points to help meet the growing demand for health services.
A total of $2.0 billion will be provided to the States in 2013‑14 under the following health categories:
- National Partnerships supporting National Health Reform arrangements;
- health infrastructure;
- health services;
- Indigenous health;
- mental health;
- preventive health; and
- other health payments.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| National Health Reform | |||||
| Improving Public Hospital Services | |||||
| Flexible funding pool for emergency departments, elective surgery and subacute care | 25.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - |
| National elective surgery target | |||||
| Capital funding | - | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| Facilitation and reward funding | - | 51.7 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| National emergency access target | |||||
| Capital funding | 50.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| Facilitation and reward funding | 50.0 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| New subacute beds guarantee funding | 446.5 | 632.5 | - | - | - |
| Financial assistance for long stay older patients | 92.4 | 78.2 | - | - | - |
| Total | 663.9 | 818.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
(a) Continuity of funding for hospital services is provided through the additional National Health Reform funding of at least $16.4 billion which commences in 2014‑15.
National Partnership on Improving Public Hospital Services
Several payments are provided under the National Partnership on Improving Public Hospital Services which implements the public patient access to elective surgery, emergency department and subacute care services elements of the National Health Reform Agreement. This National Partnership follows on from the National Partnership on the elective surgery waiting list reduction plan and the National Partnership on hospital and health workforce reform.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 25.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | 1.1 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding to increase hospital capacity and improve services to patients through a flexible funding pool. The funding pool gives the States additional capacity to respond to capital and recurrent cost needs in the public hospital system in relation to emergency departments, elective surgery and subacute care.
National elective surgery target component
The Commonwealth will provide funding to ensure elective surgery patients are seen within clinically recommended times, and to reduce the number of patients waiting beyond those times.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 1.2 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the national elective surgery target to boost elective surgery capacity in public hospitals. The Commonwealth will also provide capital funding of $1.2 million to Tasmania in 2013‑14.
Expanding the elective surgery capacity will help to achieve the Commonwealth's new national elective surgery target. This target seeks to ensure that, by the end of 2016, 100 per cent of public hospital elective surgery patients in all urgent categories are treated within the clinically recommended times.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 51.7 |
| 2014‑15 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 49.5 |
| 2015‑16 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 49.5 |
| 2016‑17 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 49.5 |
The Commonwealth will provide facilitation funding to achieve elective surgery targets by expanding elective surgery capacity and improving the delivery of elective surgery. The Commonwealth will provide reward funding to jurisdictions based on their achievement in meeting the national elective surgery target.
The national elective surgery target comprises two complementary parts. Part 1 is based on achieving a progressive increase in the proportion of elective surgery procedures undertaken within clinically recommended times so that 100 per cent of patients waiting for surgery are treated within those times by 2016. Part 2 aims to reduce the number of patients who have already waited longer than the clinically recommended time for elective surgery.
National emergency access target component
The Commonwealth is providing funding to expand capacity in the public hospital system and reduce the time taken to treat, admit or discharge patients in public hospital emergency departments as part of a reform to introduce a four hour national emergency access target for emergency department treatment.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 50.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9 | - | - | 1.9 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the expansion of emergency departments and associated facilities to help achieve the agreed new national emergency access target. This measure allows for the redesign and upgrade of public hospital emergency departments to meet the new target and funding will be distributed based on population and need.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 50.0 |
| 2013‑14 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 51.7 |
| 2014‑15 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 50.0 |
| 2015‑16 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 50.0 |
| 2016‑17 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 50.0 |
The Commonwealth is providing facilitation funding to introduce a four hour national emergency access target. Under the target, 90 per cent of all patients presenting to a public hospital emergency department will leave the emergency department for admission to hospital or referral to another hospital for treatment or will be discharged within four hours. From its commencement on 1 January 2012, the target applies to all five patient triage categories and is to be achieved through progressive improvements by 2015.
The Commonwealth will provide reward funding to jurisdictions depending on their achievement against the national emergency access target. This will be based on the performance achieved in each of the calendar year assessment periods, subject to assessment by the COAG Reform Council.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 145.0 | 111.1 | 89.8 | 45.9 | 32.8 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 446.5 |
| 2013‑14 | 203.8 | 154.7 | 125.9 | 64.3 | 46.0 | 21.0 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 632.5 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) This funding forms part of the National Partnership on Improving Public Hospital Services. This was implemented as a precursor to National Health Reform growth funding which commences in 2014‑15 and provides additional funding of at least $16.4 billion over six years.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for over 1,300 additional beds for subacute services.
The States will deliver an agreed number of new subacute beds or equivalent services each year in public hospitals or in community settings. Funding will provide beds and services for palliative care, rehabilitation, psychogeriatric care, geriatric evaluation and management, and subacute mental health care.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 30.4 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 8.8 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 92.4 |
| 2013‑14 | 24.3 | 9.4 | 15.6 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 78.2 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Amounts in 2013‑14 are indicative distributions.
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on financial assistance for long stay older patients to assist with the care of long stay older patients in public hospitals.
The funding contribution will assist with the care in public hospitals of older people, aged 65 years or over, who have finished acute and post‑acute care and are awaiting Commonwealth aged care placement.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Health infrastructure | |||||
| Health and Hospitals Fund | |||||
| Hospital infrastructure and other projects of national significance | 166.2 | 99.2 | 65.0 | 0.6 | - |
| National cancer system | 188.3 | 148.8 | 101.1 | 50.5 | 1.6 |
| Regional priority round | 108.6 | 261.1 | 396.1 | 342.3 | 36.6 |
| Other Health infrastructure payments | |||||
| Funding for Grafton Hospital | 2.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Radiation oncology services in North/North West Tasmania | 0.4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 465.5 | 509.1 | 562.1 | 393.4 | 38.2 |
Health and Hospitals Fund
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 146.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 7.5 | 166.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | 35.6 | 62.6 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 99.2 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | 15.0 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | 65.0 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding from the Health and Hospitals Fund to support the development of health infrastructure projects of national significance. The Commonwealth will collaborate with the States to expand and modernise key public hospitals across Australia to improve hospital care.
These projects are funded under the National Partnership on Health Infrastructure or Project Agreements.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 41.4 | 33.0 | 46.6 | 12.8 | 34.7 | 13.8 | 6.0 | - | 188.3 |
| 2013‑14 | 6.3 | 82.0 | 41.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 148.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | 68.0 | 21.2 | 4.5 | - | 6.8 | - | 0.6 | 101.1 |
| 2015‑16 | - | 50.0 | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 50.5 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding from the Health and Hospitals Fund to support infrastructure to deliver a world class cancer care system in Australia. This funding will help modernise cancer services and improve detection, survival and treatment outcomes, particularly for patients in regional and rural Australia.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 39.4 | 41.6 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 15.2 | - | 0.4 | - | 108.6 |
| 2013‑14 | 76.5 | 56.6 | 44.0 | 23.5 | 22.2 | - | 0.4 | 37.8 | 261.1 |
| 2014‑15 | 195.9 | 73.5 | 40.0 | 20.8 | 11.4 | - | 0.1 | 54.4 | 396.1 |
| 2015‑16 | 195.3 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 22.3 | 50.0 | - | 37.3 | 342.3 |
| 2016‑17 | 27.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.7 | 36.6 |
The Commonwealth is delivering on the $1.8 billion commitment to Health and Hospitals Fund investment in Regional Australia. Regional Priority funding will improve access to essential health services for Australians living in rural, regional and remote areas.
The Commonwealth will also work in partnership with the States to expand and modernise key health infrastructure, including hospitals, across Australia. This will improve health services across a range of areas including acute care, primary care, e‑Health, integrated health facilities, and Indigenous health workforce and training.
Other infrastructure projects
The following projects are funded as part of the National Partnership on Health Infrastructure.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the Grafton Hospital initiative. The measure has been established to enable faster and safer treatment for elderly patients and patients with chronic conditions, improve the timely diagnosis of patients and improve the operating theatre infrastructure for surgical procedures.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding to expand radiation oncology services in North/North West Tasmania.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Health services | |||||
| Early intervention pilot program | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| National antimicrobial utilisation surveillance program | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| Northern Territory medical school — funding contribution | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Adult Public Dental Services | - | - | 200.0 | 295.0 | 390.0 |
| BreastScreen Australia radiography workforce initiatives | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Canberra Hospital — dedicated paediatric emergency care | - | - | 5.0 | - | - |
| Expansion of the Breastscreen | |||||
| Australia Program | - | 9.8 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 14.2 |
| Health care grants for the Torres Strait | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Improving Health Services in Tasmania | |||||
| Better access to community based palliative care services | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | - |
| Cradle Coast Connected Care Clinical Repository | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - |
| Innovative flexible funding for mental health | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - |
| Reducing Elective Surgery Waiting Lists in Tasmania | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Walk-in centres in Hobart and Launceston | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | - |
| National Bowel Cancer Screening Program — participant follow-up function | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | - |
| National perinatal depression initiative | 6.1 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| OzFoodNet | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Royal Darwin hospital — equipped, prepared and ready | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Torres Strait health protection strategy — mosquito control | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Victorian cytology service | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
| Total | 62.4 | 74.5 | 275.1 | 367.1 | 448.6 |
National Partnership on Health services
A number of projects are funded as part of the National Partnership on Health Services.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the early intervention pilot program under the National Binge Drinking Strategy. The program is being implemented by the New South Wales Police Force based on their existing Your Choice model. It provides early intervention and diversion programs for young people under the age of 18 years who are at risk of developing alcohol‑related problems. Many intervention activities are now embedded in both police and health programs.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the national antimicrobial utilisation surveillance program. The program collects, analyses and reports on inpatient antimicrobial usage data in Australian hospitals to support the development of strategies to minimise antimicrobial resistance.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.4 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding as a contribution to the recurrent costs of the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP) to provide medical training activities across the full four years of the graduate entry medical course. The NTMP is delivered by Flinders University, with recurrent funding provided by the Northern Territory Government.
Other health services
Several payments have been combined under the category of other health services.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | 64.5 | 49.6 | 40.1 | 21.2 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 200.0 |
| 2015‑16 | 95.1 | 73.1 | 59.2 | 31.3 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 295.0 |
| 2016‑17 | 125.7 | 96.7 | 78.3 | 41.4 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 390.0 |
The Commonwealth will provide funding for the National Partnership on Adult Public Dental Services to support the provision of dental health services to adults who rely on the public dental system. This initiative will contribute to long-term improvement in dental health by assisting more than one million low income adults to receive treatment. This is part of the Commonwealth's $4.1 billion dental health package announced on 29 August 2012.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | .. | - | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.2 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the National Partnership on BreastScreen Australia radiography workforce initiatives to increase provision of recruitment and/or retention activities such as professional development, training, or employment opportunities for both trainee and experienced radiographers.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 5.0 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth will provide funding under the National Partnership for the Canberra Hospital — dedicated paediatric emergency care for the development of a dedicated service for children within the emergency department of the Canberra Hospital. This will help streamline and better coordinate paediatric emergency and admitted patient services for approximately 15,000 children each year.
Funding for the Canberra Hospital is a new spending measure in the 2013‑14 Budget. This measure is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 2014‑15 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| 2015‑16 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.0 |
| 2016‑17 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
(a) States splits are indicative distributions only and will be finalised following negotiations with the States.
The Commonwealth will provide funding under the National Partnership on Expansion of the BreastScreen Australia Program to improve the early detection of breast cancer by expanding the target age range of the BreastScreen Australia Program from women 50 to 69 years of age to women 50 to 74 years of age. This will build on the existing BreastScreen Australia program, which commenced in 1991.
A new spending measure associated with the Expansion of the BreastScreen Australia Program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | 5.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding under the National Partnership on health care grants for the Torres Strait. Under this program, the Commonwealth is contributing funding to Queensland health facilities for the treatment of Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals, as a contribution to the costs associated with the provision of these health services.
This funding will also assist the Queensland Government to contribute to the safe and ethical transfer of PNG nationals with tuberculosis to the PNG health system.
National Partnership on Improving Health Services in Tasmania
The Commonwealth is providing funding for a package of measures to address pressures on the Tasmanian health system and improve healthcare outcomes for Tasmanians.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | - | 5.8 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 1.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | - | - | 1.7 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | - | - | 1.7 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Amounts from 2013‑14 onwards are subject to negotiation with Tasmania.
The Commonwealth will provide funding to strengthen the capacity of the existing publicly funded palliative care services and networks, and to improve access to multi‑disciplinary community based palliative care services across Tasmania.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth will provide funding to support the continued operation of the Cradle Coast Connected Care clinical repository. The clinical repository stores advance care plans, which document a person's preferences about health, personal care and preferred health outcomes, and guide future decision making when that person cannot make or communicate decisions relating to their health needs.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | 1.1 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | 1.1 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Amounts from 2013‑14 onwards are subject to negotiation with Tasmania.
The Commonwealth will provide funding for packages of care to support Tasmanians not served well by mainstream care approaches, including those affected by alcohol, drug, and other complex mental health issues. The funding will be innovative and flexible to provide intensive, short‑term support that is individualised, community based and recovery focused.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | 8.8 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.3 | - | - | 8.3 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | - | - | 7.1 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | 6.2 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding to increase Tasmania's capacity to perform elective surgery procedures, targeting patients who have waited longer than the clinically recommended period for their surgery. This will ensure that these patients receive their operations as a priority, subject to clinical need, and will support Tasmania in managing its elective surgery waiting list.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | - | - | 4.7 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.9 | - | - | 6.9 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | - | - | 5.1 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | - | - | 5.1 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) Funding Is subject to negotiation with Tasmania.
The Commonwealth will provide funding to establish walk‑in centres to provide care for patients with low acuity episodic minor illnesses and injuries in Hobart and Launceston. These centres will provide services free of charge and for extended hours, and link closely with general practitioners to ensure continuity of patient care.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 2013‑14 | - | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 2015‑16 | - | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program — participant follow‑up function. This initiative funds the follow‑up of participants who return a positive test result. The second phase of the program commenced on 1 July 2008 and offers testing to people who turn 50, 55 or 65 years of age. The program will be expanded to include people who turn 60 years of age in 2013 and 70 years of age in 2015.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 2013‑14 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| 2014‑15 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 2015‑16 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 2016‑17 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
(b) State splits are indicative distributions based on state splits from previous years and final distribution will be contingent on a cost shared agreement to be negotiated between States and the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth is providing funding under the National Partnership on the national perinatal depression initiative. The initiative aims to improve prevention and early detection of antenatal and postnatal depression and provide better support and treatment for expectant and new mothers experiencing depression.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2013‑14 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2014‑15 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2015‑16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2016‑17 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on OzFoodNet. This is a collaborative initiative with state health authorities for enhanced foodborne disease surveillance. This initiative aims to provide a better understanding of the causes and incidence of foodborne disease in the community and to provide an evidence base for policy formulation.
OzFoodNet collaborates nationally to coordinate investigations into foodborne disease outbreaks, particularly those that cross state and country borders.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 15.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on Royal Darwin hospital — equipped, prepared and ready to maintain the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre at Royal Darwin Hospital in a state of readiness to respond to major health incidents in the region.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the Torres Strait health protection strategy — mosquito control to assist in mosquito detection and eradication. Funding also supports employment of a Torres Strait communication officer to improve communication and coordination between Australia and PNG to reduce the spread of communicable diseases in the Torres Strait.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 |
| 2013‑14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 |
| 2014‑15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 |
| 2015‑16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 |
| 2016‑17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding under the National Partnership on vaccine‑preventable diseases surveillance to improve surveillance reporting of nationally notifiable vaccine‑preventable diseases and allow national monitoring, analysis and timely reporting of data to provide an evidence base for policy formulation.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | 8.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| 2013‑14 | - | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| 2014‑15 | - | 8.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| 2015‑16 | - | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| 2016‑17 | - | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership for Victorian cytology service to support the early detection of pre‑cancerous cervical conditions by processing pap smears undertaken by general practitioners and other health professionals.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Indigenous health | |||||
| Health services | |||||
| Sexual assault counselling in remote Northern Territory areas | 1.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Accommodation related to renal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Northern Territory | - | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory — Indigenous health and related services | 0.4 | - | - | - | - |
| Improving ear health services for Indigenous Australian children | 6.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| Improving trachoma control services for Indigenous Australians | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Indigenous early childhood development — antenatal and reproductive health | 24.3 | 24.4 | 6.0 | - | - |
| Reducing acute rheumatic heart fever among Indigenous children | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Renal dialysis services in Central Australia | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | - | - |
| Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory | |||||
| Hearing health services | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Mobile Outreach Service Plus | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Oral health services | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Torres Strait health protection strategy — Saibai Island health clinic | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Total | 51.1 | 54.0 | 25.1 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for sexual assault counselling in remote Northern Territory areas as part of the Mobile Outreach Service Plus. This program provides culturally safe counselling and other support to Aboriginal children and their families and communities in remote areas of the Northern Territory, who are experiencing trauma related to any form of child abuse, including sexual assault.
This project has been funded as part of the National Partnership on Health Services.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on accommodation related to renal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Northern Territory for the construction of accommodation facilities.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the National Partnership on Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory — Indigenous health and related services component. Funding under this component will improve access to effective primary health care services in partnership with the Northern Territory Government, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory, and through consultation with other key stakeholders.
Other payments made as part of the National Partnership on Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory are discussed in the Education and Community Services sections of this Part.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | - | 1.9 | 6.5 |
| 2013‑14 | 0.1 | .. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on improving ear health services for Indigenous Australian children to support the delivery of additional surgical services, clinical leadership programs and ear health services to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2013‑14 | 0.3 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.1 | - | - | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 2014‑15 | 0.3 | - | - | 1.3 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 2015‑16 | 0.3 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 2016‑17 | 0.3 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.6 | 4.2 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on improving trachoma control services for Indigenous Australians for the continued expansion of trachoma control activities in jurisdictions where trachoma, an infectious disease which can lead to blindness, is endemic. Funding is also being provided to jurisdictions where trachoma has been found previously, to determine whether full trachoma control programs are required in those jurisdictions.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 24.3 |
| 2013‑14 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 24.4 |
| 2014‑15 | 2.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on Indigenous early childhood development — antenatal and reproductive health to all jurisdictions to improve antenatal care, teenage sexual and reproductive health, and pre‑pregnancy care, as well as building linkages with existing child and maternal health programs to increase the uptake of these services.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 2.7 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding under the National Partnership on reducing acute rheumatic heart fever among Indigenous children to support register and control programs for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous children.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on renal dialysis services in Central Australia to contribute to the delivery of renal dialysis and support services in Central Australia. This funding will improve access to renal services targeted to Indigenous Australians.
National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory
The Commonwealth is providing funding to the Northern Territory Government through the National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory.
There are three health components under the National Partnership on Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory. The Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory initiative is discussed further in the Community Services section of this Part.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.3 | 3.3 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for integrated hearing health services with the capacity to reach children in remote communities. These services continue to support improved hearing outcomes for Indigenous children across the Northern Territory.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 4.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the Mobile Outreach Service Plus program to ensure Aboriginal children and their families living in remote areas of the Northern Territory who are affected by trauma associated with child abuse and neglect are provided with counselling and support.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.7 | 2.7 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for an integrated oral health program for Aboriginal children in communities in the Northern Territory. The focus on preventive oral health services will decrease the incidence of dental problems and improve oral health practices and overall wellbeing.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the Torres Strait health protection strategy — Saibai Island health clinic to provide additional staff for the treatment of communicable diseases at the health care clinic on Saibai Island, and development and implementation of a culturally appropriate sexual health education campaign for people in the Torres Strait.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Mental health | |||||
| Early Psychosis Youth Centres | 28.2 | 50.2 | 70.2 | 80.2 | 80.2 |
| Supporting National Mental Health Reform | 43.3 | 50.6 | 51.6 | 45.3 | - |
| Total | 71.5 | 100.8 | 121.8 | 125.5 | 80.2 |
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 28.2 |
| 2013‑14 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 50.2 |
| 2014‑15 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 70.2 |
| 2015‑16 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 80.2 |
| 2016‑17 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 80.2 |
(a) Yearly profiles and State splits are indicative distributions only and have been allocated on an equal State split.
The Commonwealth will provide funding for the National Partnership on Early Psychosis Youth Centres initiative to reform early psychosis management within the Australian mental health system. The new centres will provide an integrated and comprehensive service to help address the needs of people aged between 15 and 24 years with emerging psychotic disorders. Services provided include early intervention and clinical treatment.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 43.3 |
| 2013‑14 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 50.6 |
| 2014‑15 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 51.6 |
| 2015‑16 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 45.3 |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on Supporting National Mental Health Reform to deliver improved health, social, economic and housing outcomes for people with severe and persistent mental illness by addressing service gaps and preventing ongoing cycling through state mental health systems.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Preventive health | |||||
| Enabling infrastructure | 2.5 | - | - | - | - |
| Healthy children | 23.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 105.8 |
| Healthy communities | 15.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| Healthy workers | 21.2 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| Social marketing | 6.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 68.7 | 64.6 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 130.4 |
| Memorandum item - payments direct to local governments included in payments above | |||||
| Healthy communities | 15.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 15.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
National Partnership on Preventive health
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on Preventive health. This National Partnership has been established to address the rising prevalence of lifestyle‑related chronic diseases by laying the foundations for healthy behaviours in the daily lives of Australians. The objectives of this National Partnership are being achieved through settings such as: communities; early childhood education and care environments; schools; and workplaces. These objectives are being supported by national social marketing campaigns. A key feature of this National Partnership is the establishment of infrastructure required to monitor and evaluate the progress of interventions, as well as the establishment of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .. | .. | 2.5 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for additional state‑based surveillance activities covering nutrition and physical activity measures consistent with national protocols and to enable reporting on performance benchmarks in the National Partnership.
The Commonwealth has established the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, and has provided additional funding for the Australian Health Survey. The survey will collect representative data on the prevalence of chronic diseases and lifestyle‑related risk factors amongst Indigenous and non‑Indigenous Australians, including nutrition, physical activity and biomedical measures.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 23.9 |
| 2013‑14 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 28.9 |
| 2014‑15 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 28.9 |
| 2015‑16 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 28.9 |
| 2016‑17 | 34.2 | 25.7 | 21.7 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 105.8 |
The Commonwealth is providing facilitation funding for the healthy children initiative. Funding will deliver programs for children from birth to 16 years of age to increase levels of physical activity and improve the intake of fruit and vegetables in settings such as child care centres, preschools and schools.
The Commonwealth will provide reward funding to the States upon the achievement of agreed performance benchmarks under this National Partnership.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 2013‑14 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(a) All payments are made direct to local governments.
The Commonwealth is providing funding direct to local governments for the healthy communities initiative. This funding supports 92 local government areas nationally in the targeted, progressive roll out of community‑based healthy lifestyle programs that facilitate increased access to physical activity, healthy eating and healthy weight activities for disadvantaged adults who are predominantly not in the paid workforce.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 21.2 |
| 2013‑14 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
| 2014‑15 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
| 2015‑16 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
| 2016‑17 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
The Commonwealth is providing facilitation funding for the healthy workers initiative. This funding supports workplace health programs that focus on decreasing the proportion of workers who are overweight or obese; increasing levels of physical activity and intake of fruit and vegetables; smoking cessation; and reducing harmful levels of alcohol consumption.
As part of this National Partnership, the Commonwealth has developed a national healthy workplace charter with peak employer and employee representatives (the Joint Statement of Commitment), and a healthy workers portal to provide supporting resources and tools to employers. A national quality framework for providers and a National Awards Scheme for employers has also be developed.
The Commonwealth will provide reward funding to the States upon the achievement of agreed performance benchmarks under this National Partnership.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding to develop social marketing campaigns that extend and complement national campaigns which reinforce local activities on preventive health.
| $million | 2012‑13 | 2013‑14 | 2014‑15 | 2015‑16 | 2016‑17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Partnership payments | |||||
| Other | |||||
| East Kimberley Development Package — health related projects | 2.8 | - | - | - | - |
| Essential vaccines | 227.6 | 259.9 | 253.0 | 251.9 | 259.6 |
| Hospital and health workforce reform — activity based funding | 43.0 | - | - | - | - |
| National Coronial Information System | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - |
| Treating more public dental patients | 69.2 | 155.2 | 119.6 | - | - |
| Total | 343.0 | 415.5 | 373.0 | 251.9 | 259.6 |
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on the East Kimberley Development Package for health infrastructure projects. Investment priorities under the package include primary and preventive health care, drug and alcohol services, short term patient accommodation, housing for health service providers, improvements to remote clinics, aged care facilities and environmental health measures. Improving primary and preventive health care services in these areas will reduce the incidence of chronic and acute illness in the community as well as reduce the pressure on acute health services in Kununurra and Wyndham.
A description of the East Kimberley Development Package as a whole is provided in the Infrastructure services section of this Part.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 90.4 | 75.4 | 29.1 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 227.6 |
| 2013‑14 | 77.7 | 65.3 | 56.2 | 26.2 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 259.9 |
| 2014‑15 | 75.9 | 64.5 | 55.3 | 25.8 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 253.0 |
| 2015‑16 | 73.5 | 64.0 | 58.5 | 25.5 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 251.9 |
| 2016‑17 | 80.7 | 61.5 | 57.7 | 28.3 | 17.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 259.6 |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on essential vaccines to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians through the cost‑effective delivery of immunisation programs under the National Immunisation Program. This National Partnership provides funding to the States for the purchase of essential vaccines, which have not yet transitioned to centralised purchasing arrangements, for all eligible individuals under the National Immunisation Program.
Facilitation funding will improve essential vaccine service delivery by assisting the States to invest in activities related to the distribution of vaccines to providers, cold chain management, vaccine storage, analysis of data around the provision of vaccines and to undertake projects to support the achievement of performance benchmarks. The Commonwealth is providing reward funding to the States for achieving performance benchmarks that maintain or increase vaccine coverage amongst Indigenous Australians and four year olds as well as in low coverage areas, and maintain or decrease vaccine wastage and leakage.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 43.0 |
| 2013‑14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014‑15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth has provided funding for the National Partnership on hospital and health workforce reform to support the implementation of activity based funding for Australia's public hospital system, enhance health workforce capability and supply, increase the volume and quality of subacute care services, and improve the operations of emergency departments. This National Partnership has supported an efficient and effective public hospital system that delivers high quality and safe services to patients.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| 2013‑14 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| 2014‑15 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth will provide funding for the National Partnership on the National Coronial Information System. This National Partnership will support the ongoing administration, maintenance and improvement of Australia's national database of coronial data.
The measure taken in the 2013‑14 Budget as part of this program is discussed in Budget Paper No. 2: Budget Measures 2013‑14.
| $million | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012‑13 | 22.3 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 69.2 |
| 2013‑14 | 50.0 | 38.5 | 30.4 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 155.2 |
| 2014‑15 | 38.5 | 29.7 | 23.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 119.6 |
| 2015‑16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016‑17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Commonwealth is providing funding for the National Partnership on treating more public dental patients to assist the States to provide treatment for up to 400,000 people on public dental waiting lists, with a particular focus on Indigenous patients, high risk patients and those from rural areas.
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