Victoria - Public Hospitals Policy and Funding Guidelines 1997-1998
Section A: Policy

2.4 Targets

  • 2.4.1 Metropolitan Targets
  • 2.4.2 Rural Targets

    • The following table sets out the targets for 1997-1998

    Table 3: Metropolitan and Rural Targets 1997-1998
    Network Target A
    WIES5    		 Margin
    WIES5    		 Options
    WIES5
    Inner & Eastern 147,770 2,954 8,888
    Western 98,312 1,967 8,802
    North Eastern 81,418 1,628 5,557
    Southern 74,199 1,483 6,805
    Women's and Children's 50,698 1,014 1,401
    Peninsula 25,099 502 2,287
    Total Networks 477,496 9,548 33,740
    Barwon-South Western 55,093 1,152 1,594
    Gippsland 36,887 759 930
    Grampians 32,624 717 1,665
    Hume 40,022 859 1,568
    Loddon Malle 43,707 945 1,179
    Kooweerup 1,056 29 175
    Total Non-Metropolitan 209,389 4,461 7,111
    Grand Total 686,885 14,009 40,851

    2.4.1 Metropolitan Targets

     The major areas of growth are in the Western Health Care Network and Peninsula. Growth in the Western Network reflects their resumption of Option throughput at marginal funding levels. The Network had consciously held off this work in 1996-97 during a period of restructuring. In WIES4 terms the total metropolitan growth represents one per cent. Details are provided in appendix 2.

    Campus level activity will be monitored to ensure consistency with the principles of the Metropolitan Health Care Services Plan. Any significant departure from the agreed service plans or indicative levels will be assessed by the Department. Quarterly targets at the network and campus level will be nominated by Networks and included in the Health Service Agreement (HSA). Significant departure from network target levels, after consultation with the Network, may result in financial penalties. Same day caps will operate within the overall WIES5 targets.

    Targets (A plus Margin and Options) will be administered quarterly at the network level.

    Non-admitted patients will have a budget ceiling for each hospital campus.

    2.4.2 Rural Targets

    Allocations to individual rural hospitals will be determined by rural regions for the first time. This reflects the Department's restructure which gives greater responsibility to regions in the management and longer term planning of all human service providers in their regions. Individual allocations have been made on factors such as the achievement of throughput targets over recent years, and the planned direction of services in the future years.

    Greater analysis of service availability relative to populations will be undertaken by the Acute Health Program over the coming year, with a view to further improving patient access to services. In general the allocation of throughput targets in 1997-98 has seen a small shift towards major regional and sub-regional hospitals.

    Quarterly targets will be nominated by each Group B hospital and included in the relevant Health Service Agreement. Significant departures from these targets, after consultation with the hospital, may result in financial penalties. Same day caps will operate within the overall WIES5 targets.

    Details on individual hospitals are provided in appendix 2.

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