Appendix 2

Witnesses who appeared before the committee at public hearings and roundtable discussions

Thursday, 11 November 1999 at 9.20 am, Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House

Department of Health and Aged Care

Ms Lynelle Briggs, First Assistant Secretary, Portfolio Strategies Division
Mr Charles Maskell-Knight, Assistant Secretary, Financing and Analysis Branch
Mr Peter Broadhead, Assistant Secretary, Acute and Coordinated Care Branch
Ms Jenny Thomas, Assistant Secretary, National Health Priorities and QualityBranch

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Dr Richard Madden, Director
Mr John Goss, Unit Head, Health and Welfare Expenditure
Ms Jenny Hargraves, Unit Head, Patient Morbidity and Services

Queensland Government

Dr David Filby, Deputy Director-General, Policy and Outcomes, Queensland Health
Dr Martin Therkelsen, Principal Analyst, Health Funding and Systems DevelopmentUnit

Australian Medical Association

Dr David Brand, President
Mr John O’Dea, Director, Medical Practice Department

Australian Healthcare Association (AHA), Women’s Hospitals Australia (WHA) & the Australian Association of Paediatric Teaching Centres (AAPTC)

Mr Mark Cormack, National Director, AHA
Mr John Smith, President, AHA
Ms Anne Cahill, National Director, WHA and AAPTC
Professor Les White, President, AAPTC

National Rural Health Alliance

Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director
Ms Judith Adams, Member of Council

Australian Health Insurance Association

Mr Russell Schneider, Chief Executive

Wednesday, 23 February 2000 at 9.10 am, Reception Room, Ground Floor, The Samuel Way Building, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide

Professor D M Roberton

McGregor Reid Professor of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide

South Australian Government

The Hon Dean Brown MP, Minister for Human Services
Ms Christine Charles, Chief Executive, Department of Human Services
Mr Jim Davidson, Executive Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Department of Human Services

Australian Nursing Federation - SA Branch

Ms Lee Thomas, Assistant to the Secretary
Ms Gail Gago, State Secretary
Dr Paul Chapman, University of Adelaide
Mrs Alexa Jamieson, Work Site Representative
Ms Lillian Margellos, Work Site Representative
Ms Susan McKechnie, Work Site Representative
Ms Jayne Williams, Work Site Representative

South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association

Dr John Norman, President
Associate Professor Peter Marshall, Member
Dr David Fenwick, Member
Mr Michael Grimes, Senior Industrial Officer

Australian College of Midwives - SA Branch

Ms Elizabeth Wood, State President
Ms Jen Byrne, Vice President
Ms Chris Cornwell, Secretary
Ms Nicky Leap, Political Co-ordinator

Thursday, 24 February 2000 at 9.45 am, Litchfield Room, Parliament House, Darwin

Australian Nursing Federation (NT Branch)

Mr Paul Nieuwenhoven, NT Branch Secretary

Australian Medical Association (NT Branch)

Dr Paul Bauert, President
Ms Robyn Cahill, Executive Director

Deafness Association of the Northern Territory

Mrs Mary Salter, AM, President

The Hon Stephen Dunham MLA, Minister for Health, Family & Children’s Services

Mr Paul Henderson MLA, Shadow Minister for Health

Friday, 25 February 2000 at 9.00 am, Alpha Seminar Room, F J Clark Lecture Theatre Complex, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia

Doctors’ Reform Society of WA

Dr David Atkinson, President
Dr David Paul, Treasurer

Health Consumers’ Council of WA

Ms Michele Kosky, Executive Director
Ms Maxine Drake, Assistant Director

Health Department of Western Australia

Ms Prudence Ford, Executive General Manager, Finance and Infrastructure

Tuesday, 21 March 2000 at 9.10 am, de Lacy Function Room, Ground Floor, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

Ms Helen Dowling, Federal President
Ms Penny Thornton, Counsellor

NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group

Professor Richard Day, Executive Member and Immediate Past President
Ms Karen Kaye, Executive Officer
Ms Maria Kelly, Deputy Chair

Dr Lionel Wilson, Managing Director, Qual-Med Pty Ltd

Professor Don Hindle, Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales

School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales

Dr Rod O’Connor, Adjunct Senior Lecturer

NSW Department of Health

Mr Michael Reid, Director-General
Dr Tim Smyth, Deputy Director-General Policy

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Professor Donald Cameron, President
Mr Craig Patterson, Director, Health Policy

Australian Consumers’ Association

Ms Nicola Ballenden, Senior Policy Officer, ACA

Metropolitan Hospitals Advocacy Committee

Dr Louis McGuigan, Member, Sydney Teaching Hospitals Advocacy Group

Wednesday, 22 March 2000 at 9.05 am, Ground Floor Seminar Room, Diamantina House, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Doctors Reform Society

Dr Peter Davoren, President
Dr Theo van Lieshout, Vice President
Dr Tracy Schrader, Secretary

Queensland Nurses Union

Ms Gay Hawksworth, Secretary
Ms Beth Mohle, Project Officer
Mr Lex Oliver, Professional Officer

Public Hospitals, Health & Medicare Alliance of Queensland

Ms Grace Grace, Member
Mrs Kathy Kendell, Member

Queensland Government

The Hon Wendy Edmond MLA, Minister for Health
Dr David Filby, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Health

Thursday, 23 March 2000 at 9.05 am, Conference Room No. 4, Ground Floor, Mary Aikenhead Conference Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Cnr Nicholson and Victoria Sts, Fitzroy, Melbourne

Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges

Professor Peter Phelan, Immediate Past President

Victorian Government

The Hon John Thwaites MP, Minister for Health
Dr Phyllis Rosendale, Acting Director, Policy Development & Planning Branch, Department of Human Services
Dr Chris Brook, Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services

Australian Nursing Federation

Ms Jill Iliffe, Federal Secretary
Ms Victoria Gilmore, Federal Professional Officer

Australian Nursing Federation - Victorian Branch

Ms Belinda Morieson, Secretary

Australian College of Health Service Executives

Mrs Mavis Smith, Junior Vice President
Mr James Swinden, Federal Councillor

Barwon Health

Mr Stanley Capp, Chief Executive
Dr John Gallichio, Chief Medical Officer
Mr John Linke, Chief Financial Officer
Ms Jill Linklater, Chief Nursing Officer

National Allied Health Casemix Committee

Mr David Rhodes, Manager
Mr Ian Woodruff, Executive Officer
Mr David Stokes, Psychology Representative

Centre for Health Program Evaluation

Professor Jeff Richardson, Director, Health Economics Unit
Dr Leonie Segal, Deputy Director, Health Economics Unit
Ms Jennifer Watts, Lecturer, Health Economics Unit

Tuesday, 11 April 2000 at 4.05 pm, Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra

Professor John Deeble

ACT Government

Mr Michael Moore, MLA, Minister for Health and Community Care
Mr David Butt, Chief Executive
Dr Penny Gregory, Executive Director, Health Outcomes and Service Performance

Catholic Health Australia

Mr Francis Sullivan, Executive Director

Hospitals visited by the Committee during the inquiry:

Monash Medical Centre, Clayton Campus
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Westmead Hospital, Sydney
Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide

Friday, 18 August 2000 at 9.40 am Roundtable Discussion, Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

Mr David Anderson, Manager, Financial Analysis and Purchasing, Acute Health, Department of Human Services, Victoria
Dr Robert Bain, Secretary General, Australian Medical Association
Mr David Borthwick, Deputy Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Chris Brook, Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services, Victoria
Ms Anne Cahill, National Director, Women’s Hospitals Australia and Children’s Hospitals Australasia
Ms Christine Charles, Chief Executive, Department of Human Services, South Australia
Mr Mark Cormack, National Director, Australian Healthcare Association
Mr Jim Davidson, Executive Director (Strategic Planning and Policy), Department of Human Services, South Australia
Professor John Deeble
Professor Stephen Duckett, Professor of Health Policy; Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences; and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health Developments), La Trobe University
Professor John Dwyer, Chairman, Senior Medical Staff Advocacy Committee
Dr David Filby, Deputy Director General, Queensland Health
Mr Ian Forbes, Head of School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales
Mr Paul Geeves, Manager, Intergovernment Relations Divisional Support Unit, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
Ms Victoria Gilmore, Federal Professional Officer, Australian Nursing Federation
Dr Penny Gregory, Chief Executive, Department of Health and Community Care, Australian Capital Territory
Mr Paul Gross, Director, Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment, Australia and France
Professor Jane Hall, Director, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Sydney
Mr Denis Jones, Assistant Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing Federation
Professor Stephen Leeder., Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
Dr Richard Madden, Director, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mr Andrew Matthews, Federal Councillor, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Mr Charles Maskell-Knight, Assistant Secretary, Financing and Analysis Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Kerryn Phelps, President, Australian Medical Association
Mr Michael Reid, Director General, New South Wales Health
Mr Russell Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Health Insurance Association
Dr Leonie Segal, Deputy Director, Health Economics Unit, Monash University
Dr Tim Smyth, Fellow, Australian College of Health Service Executives
Professor Nip Thomson, Professor of Medicine, Head, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University
Professor Les White, President, Children’s Hospitals Australasia

Monday, 20 November 2000 at 10.30 am Roundtable Discussion II, Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

Ms Yvonne Allinson, Executive Director, The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Professor Lesley Barclay, Director and Professor, Centre for Family Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, UTS
Mr Matthew Blackmore, Executive Director, Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Mr David Borthwick, Deputy Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Jeffrey Braithwaite, Director of Graduate Management Programs, University of New South Wales
Dr Christopher Brook, Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services, Victoria
Mr Mark Cormack, National Director, Australian Healthcare Association
Ms Marita Cowie, Chief Executive Officer, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Ms Kerrie Cross, Regional Chief Executive Officer, Sisters of Charity Health Service Melbourne, Catholic Health Australia
Mr Jim Davidson, Executive Director, Strategic Planning and Policy Division, Department of Human Services, South Australia
Professor John Deeble
Dr Martin Dooland, Chief Executive, Dental Health Services Victoria
Professor John Dwyer, AO, Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Clinical Director, Prince of Wales Hospital
Associate Professor Judith Dwyer, Representative, Public Health Association of Australia
Dr David Filby, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Health
Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director, National Rural Health Alliance
Dr Penny Gregory, Chief Executive, Australian Capital Territory Department of Health and Community Care
Mr Denis Jones, Assistant Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing Federation
Ms Maria Kelly, Representative, Management Committee, New South Wales Therapeutic Assessment Group
Mr William Lawrence, National Director, Australian College of Health Service Executives
Dr Bernd Lorenzen, Vice Chairman, College Council, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Richard Madden, Director, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mr Louis McCallum, Chairperson, Consumers Health Forum of Australia Inc
Ms Fiona McKinnon, National President, Australian Physiotherapy Association
Ms Terry Melocco, Representative, Management Committee, New South Wales Therapeutic Assessment Group
Mr Craig Patterson, Director, Health Policy Unit, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Dr Kerryn Phelps, President, Australian Medical Association
Associate Professor Debora Picone, Deputy Director General - Policy,
New South Wales Department of Health
Professor Jeff Richardson, Professor and Director, Health Economics Unit, Monash University
Professor Don Roberton, Executive, Paediatrics and Child Health Division, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Mr Russell Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Health Insurance Association Ltd
Professor Richard Scotton, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
Dr Leonie Segal, Deputy Director, Health Economics Unit, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Monash University
Professor Peter Smith, Stevenson Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
Professor Napier Thomson, Professor of Medicine and Head, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
Ms Sally Tracy, Senior Research Midwife, Centre for Family Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health, UTS