Standing Committee on Finance & Public Administration

Inquiry into Public Hospital Performance Data

Terms of Reference

On 13 November 2008, the Committee agreed to the following resolution:

To inquire into and report on the capacity of hospitals to meet demand, standards and quality of care, resourcing and access levels, and the accuracy and completeness of performance data for Victorian public hospitals.

Membership Substitutions

The following Members were substituted during this inquiry:

• Ms C.M.Hartland for Mr G.J.Barber
• Mr B.L.Tee for Mr M.S.Viney

Submissions

Submissions have now closed. Anyone wishing to make a further contribution should contact the Committee Secretariat.

(Link to submissions)

Public Hearings / Transcripts

Forthcoming Public Hearings

Completed Public Hearings

Date / Venue	Witness	Transcript	Presentation
Monday 17 August 2009 Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House	Ambulance Employees Australia Mr Steve McGhie, General Secretary	Corrected Transcript (90 Kb)
	School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Prof John McNeil, Head Dr Sue Evans, Associate Director, Centre for Excellence in Patient Safety	Corrected Transcript (94 Kb)	Presentation (347 Kb)
	Department of Health Ms Fran Thorn, Secretary Mr Lance Wallace, Executive Director, Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services Division Prof Chris Brook, Executive Director, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division Mr Paul Smith, Acting Executive Director, Mental Health and Drugs Division	Corrected Transcript (187 Kb)	Presentation (69 Kb)
	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Victorian Branch) Assoc Prof Malcolm Hopwood, Chairperson	Corrected Transcript (73 Kb)
Tuesday 18 August 2009 Room G1, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne (Pedestrian access via Macarthur St)	Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Dr David Eddey, Chair Victorian Faculty	Corrected Transcript (92 Kb)
	Australian Medical Association, Victoria Dr S Parnis, Emergency Physician Dr S Mansfield, President, Doctors in Training Subdivision Mr Ben Harris, Director Policy and Public Affairs Mr G O'Kearney, Director, Workplace and Advocacy	Corrected Transcript (94 Kb)
	Royal Australian College of Physicians Dr Grant Phelps, Member, Quality Expert Advisory Group	Corrected Transcript (74 Kb)
	Dr Garry Lane, Consultant Physician, Western Health	Corrected Transcript (62 Kb)	Opening Statement (93 Kb)
	Professor Paddy Dewan	Corrected Transcript (79 Kb)	Presentation (1.58 Mb)

Forthcoming Public Hearings

Contact

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East Melbourne, 3002
Phone: (03) 9651 8696
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