FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL —
NON-CLINICAL SERVICES CONTRACT
182. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer I received
yesterday concerning the Serco contract at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
(1) Did the
government undertake any analysis of the cost of bringing the other 21 services
back into the public sector?
(2) If yes to (1), what was the
cost of bringing back each service into the public sector?
(3) If no to (1),
what was the basis for selecting those services that will no longer be
delivered by Serco?
Hon
ALANNA CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. The
government undertook an assessment of services provided under the Fiona Stanley
Hospital facilities management services
contract to determine estimated costs for the state to deliver them. Following
this assessment, a range of high-level future service delivery options were
considered by the government, factoring in complexity, transition benefits and
risks, and patient safety.
(2) The Department of Health is
seeking legal advice in relation to this question.
(3) Not applicable.