Commonwealth Companies
Aboriginal
Hostels Limited 2007-2008
1.1
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) comprehensive report provides details
of its operations, including accommodation services and case studies, across
the eight regions in which AHL provides accommodation and assistance (pp.25-69).
1.2
AHL reports that their main purpose is to improve the quality of life of
Indigenous people by delivering hostel accommodation to enable them to access
education, employment, health and other services. AHL also supports Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people by being one of the largest providers of
employment and training (pp.5, 12).
1.3
AHL's annual resident survey, which 862 residents participated, recorded
an excellent result with over 90 per cent of hostel residents expressing
satisfaction with the standard of services provided (p.21).
1.4
The report states that occupancy rates for company hostels remained at a
high 74 per cent, and for the community hostels funded by AHL the occupancy
rate increased to 77 per cent. These figures exceed the Department of Finance
and Deregulation benchmark of 70 per cent (p.6).
1.5
AHL's performance against outcomes and output groups, and financial
summaries are detailed at pp.15-19. A balanced
scorecard performance summary outlining perspectives, goals, focus and
strategies is also included in the report (pp.38-41).
General Practice Education and Training Limited 2007-2008
1.6
The General Practice Education and Training (GPET) report states that
their performance for the year has been exceptional across a range of areas
including recruitment, exam results, and Indigenous health training. Pleasing
results were that 594 out of 600 available training places for 2008 entry were filled;
the fellowship exam pass rates for Australian General Practice Training (AGPT)
program registrars improved by nearly 10 per cent; the number of Indigenous
health training terms undertaken by GP registrars increased by 52 per cent;
and the number of active posts in Aboriginal medical services and health
centres increased by 35 per cent (p.2).
1.7
GPET's revised strategic plan for 2008-2010 includes the following four
strategic aims for the AGPT program, and which are outlined in detail in their
annual report at pp.5-11:
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address Australian medical workforce needs in relation to training,
numbers, distribution and retention of general practitioners
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increase training capacity
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improve graduate skills in expanded scope of practice
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increase the efficiency and performance of the AGPT program and
individual regional training providers.
1.8
GPET's 2008-09 business plan aligns program activity and resource
allocation to the strategic aims and the achievement of the specific targets
that have been set (p.6).
The Aged Care Standards and
Accreditation Agency Ltd 2007-2008
1.9
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency's performance
indicators, targets, initiatives undertaken and outcomes achieved are detailed
in table format at pp.26-31.
1.10
The report states that research found that accreditation has become more
positively received by the sector over time with increased experience in
successive rounds of accreditation (p.2).
1.11
The Agency reports that 92 per cent of homes were assessed as complying with
all 44 expected outcomes to the Accreditation Standards at their most recent
site audit or review audit. A further 5 per cent of homes had only one or two
non-compliant expected outcomes which were quickly rectified (pp.2-3).
1.12
The report states that at the end of the financial year 2846 residential
aged care homes were accredited. The Agency conducted 4731 support contacts, of
which 3056 were unannounced. The requirement that each home receive at least
one unannounced visit each year was achieved. The Agency also conducted 426
site audits to determine accreditation and 87 review audits (pp.4-5).
1.13
Industry feedback relating to the performance of the Agency and their
assessor workforce remained positive with 87 per cent of homes rating the
assessment team's overall performance as either excellent or very good (p.5).
Senator Claire Moore
Chair
March 2009
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