Mr chairman: Good morning. I welcome Mr Vatskalis, and invite you to introduce the officers accompanying you, and if you wish to make an opening statement on behalf of the Department of Health and Families. Minister vatskalis’ portfolios



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ESTIMATES COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS – 17 JUNE 2010 
 
Mr CONLAN: Would you provide this committee with a copy of that?
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: Well, it was an internal document.
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: Are you happy to table that, or would you like to take that as a question on notice?
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: We can provide you a copy of the report.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Great. Do you want me to ask that again?
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: We can take it as an undertaking which happens sometimes, or we can do it formally 
as a question on notice.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: I will take it formally as a question on notice.
 
__________________________
 
Question on Notice No 7.7
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: Can you say they question again so we know exactly what you are asking?
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Minister, will you provide the independent report into the implementation of the nursing 
hours per patient-based staffing model to the committee?
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: And that is question No 7.7.
 
__________________________
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Minister, what is the agreed nursing hours per patient day benchmark for each nursing 
unit in each Territory hospital, do you have that information?
 
 
Mr WILSON: We do not have that information here. I think we have some background on how it 
operates.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Yes. Thank you.
 
 
Mr WILSON: So following its general benchmarking, the project was lead by a Professor of Nursing, 
then nursing hours per patient day per unit were established across all Territory hospitals so there 
would be, for example, 20, 25 benchmark levels, at Royal Darwin probably 12 and Alice Springs, and 
several in each of the smaller jurisdictions. The process then is for general managers to work with 
nurse leaders to ensure that hospitals boards and departments are operating with a narrow range of 
the identified nursing hours per patient day, and moving to this model resulted in a significant increase 
in nurses across Territory hospitals last year.
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: And (inaudible) now has $5m to implement the nursing hours per patient day. I am 
very pleased to say that currently Katherine District Hospital meets the target, and Royal Darwin 
Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital meet target; we need extra five nurses in Tennant Creek and 
Gove to meet the prescribed targets.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Okay. You said you did not have the information here, but are you able to provide that, 
take that on notice for the committee, the agreed benchmark for each nursing unit in the Territory? 
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: Yes, we can do that.
 
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Question on Notice No 7.8
 


ESTIMATES COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS – 17 JUNE 2010 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: Could you ask that as a question then?
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Minister, would you provide the agreed national nursing hours per patient day 
benchmark for each nursing unit in each Territory hospital.
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: And that is question No 7.8.
 
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Mr CONLAN: And minister, what is the agreed personnel budget for each nursing unit in the Northern 
Territory?
 
 
Mr WILSON: We do not have that here, but we can take that on notice.
 
 
Mr VATSKALIS: We have to remember this is a very specific question which (inaudible) very narrow 
areas, so if you are …
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: Two things there. One, in a second I will get you to read that question; two, but if 
witnesses, could each time they speak, would say their name so Hansard can identify your voice 
later. Member for Greatorex, read the question please.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Minister, will you provide the agreed personnel budget for each nursing unit in the 
Northern Territory.
 
 
Mr RYAN: Just to clarify, if you are actually after the budget for how much we spend on nursing, we 
would not have that because it would be a personnel component of an operating unit. So if we had 
general wards in the hospital that would be a personnel budget of nurses, doctors and physical staff, 
which we can provide, but we would not have the specific budget for nursing staff. There may be 
some units that are nurse staffed, but that would not cover all nursing. I am not sure exactly what you 
are trying to get.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Looking for the personnel budget for each nursing unit in the Northern Territory, but you 
do not have that data, is that right?
 
 
Mr RYAN: Nurses are not funded from one unit; they would be funded in a number of branches within 
the hospitals or, in fact, outside of hospitals if we are talking about health and wellbeing as well. So, 
the total nursing budget for the department we do not have as a specific line item because it is a 
personnel budget which includes nursing and non-nursing staff. That is what I am trying to get at, and 
each unit would have a combination of staff in its make up, so …
 
 
Mr CONLAN: So what can you provide then around that question?
 
 
Mr RYAN: We have already endeavoured to give you hospital budgets which will have personnel in 
operational so, yes, it will have a personnel component, and it will be by area of service deliveries.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: And will that have a break down of administration, medical staff in it, or will it just be a 
staff component as a whole?
 
 
Mr RYAN: That will just be the dollar cost of staffing. We can provide FTE breakdowns which will give 
you streams of staff by hospitals, etcetera, if you wish.
 
 
Mr CONLAN: Can you provide that …
 
 
Mr CHAIRMAN: Is that clarification for the written Question on Notice No 7.6? Or do we need another 


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