Dates
Thursday, 18 July 2013 - Thursday, 18 July 2013
Meeting Code
HRT1308A
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Kate Tynan
kate.tynan@healthroundtable.org
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Does your medical workforce fit your funding? This is a key question that health services throughout Australia are confronting with the new Activity Based Funding (ABF) environment. The traditional “Establishment” approach to medical workforce planning may no longer be fit for purpose. This Health Roundtable meeting will explore the methods to manage under the new paradigm.
In this new world of funding, how many consultants, registrars and junior staff can you afford within the activity funding received? What is the role for minimum staffing levels? How do you allocate ABF revenue to medical departments providing services to the main treating team (such as Pathology, Radiology, Anaesthetics, ICU etc.)? What is the role for locums? How does overtime impact? There are no easy answers, but by sharing insights with colleagues across many health services, you will be able to shorten your search for answers to these key questions.
In addition the meeting will explore the best ways to manage locums and we will begin to gather benchmark data regarding outsourcing/locum costs and overtime expenditure to enable your organisation to meet the challenges of the ABF environment.
We are holding a one-day workshop on Thursday 18 July in Brisbane to compare practices and share successful strategies. In addition, we will work with you to develop a work plan for further collaboration in 2013 and 2014 as health services and states gear up for the changes in Commonwealth funding that are coming soon. We currently plan to meet again in October, subject to review by the group at the July meeting.
Please Register your delegates by 30 June 2013
Delegate Registrations may be cancelled up to 11 July 2013, with a full credit of monies paid. After that date, no credits are possible. However, you may substitute a different person for those registered at any time. Hotel and airfare arrangements are separate, and may have different policies regarding cancellations and name changes. Please contact them directly.
Note: Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements. If you require accommodation please book before 17 June 2013. Requests for accommodation after this date will be subject to availability. Please see accommodation information below.