ANNUAL REPORT - Northern Health
ANNUAL REPORT - Northern Health
ANNUAL REPORT - Northern Health
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Corporate Information<br />
General Information<br />
<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Health</strong> was established in July 2000 under the<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services (Governance & Accountability) Act and<br />
under the auspices of the Minister for <strong>Health</strong>, the<br />
Hon. Daniel Andrews.<br />
It provides a wide range of healthcare services to a<br />
catchment of approximately 500,000 people living in<br />
Melbourne’s middle to outer northern suburbs and the<br />
semi-rural regions beyond the urban fringe.<br />
<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Health</strong> comprises:<br />
• Broadmeadows <strong>Health</strong> Service<br />
• Bundoora Extended Care Centre<br />
• Craigieburn <strong>Health</strong> Service<br />
• Panch <strong>Health</strong> Service<br />
• The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital<br />
Consultancies<br />
There were no individual consultancies greater than<br />
$100,000.<br />
The total sum expended on the 22 consultancies each less<br />
than $100,000 was $263,000<br />
Occupational <strong>Health</strong> & Safety Claims<br />
2009/10 16<br />
2008/09 9<br />
2007/08 18<br />
2006/07 24<br />
2005/06 20<br />
2004/05 21<br />
2003/04 20<br />
These are standard Workcover claims, which are defined as<br />
those claims that are over the statutory employer excess and<br />
a reported to VWA during the financial year.<br />
Building Act 1993<br />
During the financial year, it has been <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Health</strong>’s<br />
practice to obtain building permits for new projects, and<br />
Certificates of Occupancy or Certificates of Final Inspection<br />
for all completed projects.<br />
Registered Building Practitioners have been involved<br />
with all new building work projects and were supervised<br />
by <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Health</strong>’s Director of Capital Planning &<br />
Development (Building Registration Number CB-U 1944).<br />
Completed & Operational as at 30/06/10:<br />
• $1.5m Corporate Office relocation to<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital;<br />
• $5.2m Infrastructure services upgrade at<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital;<br />
• $2.5m Maternity bed extension; and<br />
• $0.4m Portable office accommodation.<br />
Current projects in construction:<br />
• $19.4m Mental <strong>Health</strong> extension at<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital.<br />
Current projects in design phase:<br />
• $47.4m Academic and Research Precinct at<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital;<br />
• $7.4m Cardiac Catheter Laboratory; and<br />
• $6.2m Front Entry Redevelop at The <strong>Northern</strong><br />
Hospital.<br />
Current projects in the planning and funding phase:<br />
• additional Operating and Endoscopy Rooms at<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital;<br />
• strategic Master Plan redevelopment of<br />
The <strong>Northern</strong> Hospital; and<br />
• finishing Kitchen Redevelopment.<br />
National Competition Policy<br />
Services that are regularly market tested in accordance with<br />
the government’s Competitive Neutrality Guidelines include:<br />
patient Transport;<br />
waste Management;<br />
car parking;<br />
fleet Management;<br />
supply;<br />
medical Imaging/Radiology;<br />
pathology;<br />
food Service;<br />
biomedical Engineering;<br />
cleaning Services;<br />
laundry;<br />
security;<br />
retail services;<br />
financial services;<br />
information and Communications Technology;<br />
clinical Services;<br />
building and Engineering Services; and<br />
community Services.<br />
Market testing of services will continue as scheduled,<br />
and according to the contract cycle, into the 2010/11<br />
financial year.<br />
36 09/10 <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Annual Report