2011-2012

Outcome 6 Rural Health

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Access to health services for people living in rural, regional and remote Australia, including through health infrastructure and outreach services.

Table 2.6.1: Resource summary - Outcome 6

	Budget 2011-12 $'000	Revised 2011-12 $'000	Additional estimates $'000	Reduced estimates $'000
Program 6.1: Rural Health Services
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Bill 1/3)	92,437	92,423	-	14
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1	5,345	5,345	-	-
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year2	163	163	-	-
Total for Program 6.1	97,945	97,931	-	14
Outcome 6 totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Bill 1/3)	92,437	92,423	-	14
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1	5,345	5,345	-	-
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year2	163	163	-	-
Total for Outcome 6	97,945	97,931	-	14

1 - Departmental appropriation combines 'Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No 1)' and 'Revenue from independent sources (s31)'.
2 - "Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year" is made up of depreciation expense, amortisation expense, makegood expense and audit fees.

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	Budget 2011-12	Revised 2011-12
Average staffing level (number)	38	38

Table 2.6.2: Variations table - Outcome 6

	2011-12 $'000	2012-13 $'000	2013-14 $'000	2014-15 $'000
Program 6.1: Rural Health Services
Changes to administered appropriations
Appropriation Bill No. 3
Price parameter adjustments1	(14)	95	96	-
	(14)	95	96	-

1 - See explanation in glossary.

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Table 2.6.3: Program expenses table - Outcome 6

	2011-12 Revised budget $'000	2012-13 Forward year 1 $'000	2013-14 Forward year 2 $'000	2014-15 Forward year 3 $'000
Program expenses 6.1: Rural Health Services
Annual administered expenses
Ordinary annual services	92,423	96,672	98,882	100,932
Program support	5,508	5,536	5,638	5,544
Total program expenses	97,931	102,208	104,520	106,476

Program key performance indicators

The table below outlines changes to performance information within Outcome 6 since the 2011-12 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS). Revisions to performance information since the PBS have been highlighted below. Further performance information for Outcome 6 can be found at Page 225 of the PBS.Top of page

Rural Health

Program 6.1: Rural health services

Program 6.1: Deliverables

The department will produce the following ‘deliverables’ to achieve the objectives of Program 6.1.

Table 6.3: Qualitative Deliverables for Program 6.1

Qualitative Deliverables	2011-12 Reference Point or Target
Produce relevant and timely evidence-based policy research	Relevant evidence-based policy research produced in a timely manner
Stakeholders participate in program and/or policy development	Stakeholders participate in program and/or policy development through avenues such as regular consultative committees, conferences, stakeholder engagement forums, surveys, submissions on departmental discussion papers and meetings
Rural Health Outreach Fund
Consultation with stakeholders on implementation arrangements for the fund	Timely initial contact and follow up consultation where this is required
Establishment of administrative arrangements for the fund	Administrative arrangements in place
Improve access to health services in regional, rural and remote communities
New National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health finalised by the Australian Government and state and Northern Territory governments	The new National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health is endorsed by Australian Health Ministers Advisory Committee and Standing Committee on Health by 31 December 2011, and promoted to key rural health stakeholders in early 2012.1
Establish an agency to provide advice to the public about needs, policies and service delivery in health and aged care in regional Australia	An agency to provide advice to the public about needs, policies and service delivery in health and aged care in regional Australia will be progressively implemented from 1 July 2011
Establish a new website to provide place-based regional health and aged care programs and initiatives	The new website will be progressively implemented from September 2011

1 - The National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health was endorsed by Australian Health Ministers Advisory Committee on 29 September 2011 and Standing Committee on Health on 11 November 2011. The Framework will be promoted to key rural health stakeholders in early 2012.

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