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Mookhey, Daniel to the
Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, Minister for Trade and Industry representing the Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
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- Given reports that Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital is over-budget by as
much as $8 million, will Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital exceed its 2016-17
budget?
- Given reports that Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital has put in place a
senior recruitment freeze, is Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital delaying in
any way the recruitment of staff of any position level in any area?
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Answer -
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- The new Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital opened in January 2016. In the
past 12 calendar months, the hospital has treated more than 3,000 additional
admitted patients. In anticipation of increased patient activity, additional
funding was made available to the hospital.
- There is no recruitment freeze at Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital.
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Question asked on 7 March 2017 (session 56-1)
and published in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 93
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Answer received on 11 April 2017
and published in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 102
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