Annual Report - Northern Health

Corporate InformationOccupational Health & Safety Claims2011/12 252010/11 262009/10 162008/09 92007/08 182006/07 242005/06 20These are standard Workcover claims, which are defined asthose claims that are over the statutory employer excess and areported to the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) during thefinancial year.Building Act 1993During the financial year, it has been Northern Health’s practiceto obtain building permits for new projects, and Certificates ofOccupancy or Certificates of Final Inspection for all completedprojects.Registered Building Practitioners have been involved with allnew building work projects and were supervised by NorthernHealth’s Director of Capital Planning & Development (BuildingRegistration Number CB-U 1944).Completed & Operational as at 30/06/12:• $6.5M Cardiac Catheter Laboratory at The Northern Hospital• $300K Outpatient Clinic renovation at BroadmeadowsHealth Service• $4.6M Front Entry Redevelopment at The Northern Hospital• $700K Pathology department renovations at The NorthernHospitalCurrent projects under construction:• $5.1M Operating Theatre and Endoscopy Suite at TheNorthern HospitalCurrent projects in design phase:• $34.4M Teaching, Training and Research Precinct at TheNorthern Hospital• $24.4M Emergency Department and Special Care Nurseryredevelopment at The Northern HospitalNational Competition PolicyServices that are regularly market tested in accordance with thegovernment’s Competitive Neutrality Guidelines include:Patient Transport;Waste Management;Car Parking;Fleet Management;Supply;Medical Imaging/Radiology;Pathology;Food Service;Biomedical Engineering;Cleaning Services;Laundry;Security;Retail services;Financial services;Information and Communications Technology;Clinical Services;Building and Engineering Services;Community services;Electricity;Telecommunications; andPharmaceutical products.Market testing of services will continue as scheduled, andaccording to the contract cycle, into the 2012/13 financial year.Freedom of Information785 Freedom of Information applications were receivedby Northern Health during the 2011/12 financial year. Allapplications were processed according to the provisions ofthe Freedom of Information Act 1982, which provides a legallyenforceable right of access to information held by governmentagencies.All Northern Health campuses provide a report on theserequests to the Victorian Department of Justice.The applications were processed as follows:785 applications received;697 granted in full;20 granted in part;2 denied;10 withdrawn;49 not finalised; and7 No document (patient did not attend organisation forrequested dates)44 annual report Northern Health 11/12