Report on Government Services 2002
The content below was current as at the time of preparing the 2002 report, released on 31 January 2002.
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This report was released on 31 January 2002. It has been produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision (SCRCSSP). The report has been published in two volumes. Also released with the report are attachment tables. These are not part of the printed report but are available on this web page.
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Part A Introduction
Part B Education
Part C Health
Part D Justice
Part E Emergency Management
Part F Community Services
Appendix A Statistical appendix
Errata
The following errata have been issued for the Report on Government Services 2002.
Chapter 12 Aged care services
Page 664 - Table 12.7 should have an extra category ('Two year') under Accreditation approvals.
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Chapter 5 Health
This data was issued subsequent to the release of the report.
Hospitalisations data for Indigenous Australians
The Public hospitals chapter (chapter 5) noted that the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revised the Hospital data for Indigenous Australians. These data replace the data in tables 5A.20, 5A.21 and 5A.22 of attachment, 5 Public Hospitals. The revisions affect table 5.12 (page 216 of chapter 5), and figures 5.14 and 5.15 (pages 217 and 218 of chapter 5).
Efficiency data
The public hospitals chapter also noted that the AIHW would revise the cost per casemix adjusted separation data, as the data for 1999-2000 in chapter 5 are based on 1998-99 cost weights, rather than 1999-2000 cost weights. The revised data based on 1999-2000 cost weights are contained in the new chapter 5 table 5.13 and figures 5.16, 5.17 and 5.18, and the new attachment 5 tables, 5A.24, 5A.27, 5A.28, 5A.29 and 5A.32.
Waiting times data
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released waiting times for elective surgery data for 1999-2000 on 30 January 2002. These data are not comparable with the data in chapter 5 of the Report on Government Services 2002. The latter reports the per cent of patients waiting extended periods for elective surgery defined according to the clinical urgency category of the patient. The AIHW publication, on the other hand, reports the number of days waited by patients at the median and 90th percentile. The AIHW presentation has recently been agreed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) in late 2001. The Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth State Service Provision will in future adopt the presentation agreed by AHMAC.