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DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
ERNST AND YOUNG - EFFICIENCY REVIEW
On
Tuesday 4 August 2009 PSA Senior Industrial Officer Dolly Costello
met with Dr Tony Sherbon Chief Executive Department of Health and Mr
Etienne Scheepers Executive Director Workforce Development, and Mr
John O'Connor Executive Director Finance and Administration.
In
December 2008 the State Government announced a number of initiatives
in the mid year budget review to address the impact of the global
financial situation.
One of these initiatives was a shift in
the profile of the State's Public Service from administration to
front line service delivery.
In order to meet targeted
efficiencies the Department of Health (DH) commissioned Ernst and
Young to undertake a Core Business Review.
Ernst and Young
have now delivered its report which finds that the current service
split can be improved.
Ernst and Young has made three key
recommendations:
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Immediate
changes in Finance Division in central office with 14 full time
equivalent (FTE) positions declared excess. This recommendation has
been enacted as a flow on from FTE reductions announced in June
2009.
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The
development of a new Finance and Workforce/Human Resource model
across SA Health within three months.
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The
implementation of specific performance improvement projects within
Finance and Workforce/Human Resource, with a focus on making
processes consistent, within 6 to 18 months.
SA
Health will be consulting with staff on the recommendations and the
process to implement changes for a period of two weeks until close of
business 18 August 2009.
A project team will prepare and
implement a detailed transition plan.
TVSP's may be offered to
affected permanent staff but will only be determined closer to the
time of positions being declared excess to requirement.
Human
Resource Principles will be developed in consultation with the PSA to
manage the process.
PSA has concerns about the changes. If
fully implemented, could see considerable reduction of full-time
equivalent positions.
PSA will be providing feedback on the
review findings by close of business 18 August 2009.
Members
are encouraged to forward their comment on the review recommendations
to PSA Senior Industrial Officer Dolly Costello
Members can
download the report from
http://in.health.sa.gov.au/ernst-young-review.asp,
10 August 2009
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