BHI – The first five yearsBruce Armstrong

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Establishment•Established as a Statutory Health Corporation under the NSW Health Services Act in September 2009•Established in response to “Final Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW Public Hospitals” by Peter Garling SC

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Functions

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Board2009-10Bruce Armstrong (Chair)Jane HallLiz RummeryDiane Watson (CE)Don WeatherburnSue West

2014-15Bruce Armstrong (Chair)Andrew GoodsallJane HallLouisa JormMohamed KhadraJean-Frederic Levesque (CE)Nigel LyonsLiz Rummery

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Staff and budget2009-10~10 FTE$1.329 million

2014-1530.4 FTE$8.033 million

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Products

The first!

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Products2009-10Insights into care: Patients’ perspectives on NSW hospitalsHospital Quarterly: Performance of NSW public hospitals, April to June 2010Healthcare in Focus 2010: How NSW compares internationally

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Products2014-15Healthcare Observer - ongoing4 Hospital Quarterlies1 Insights Series – Emergency department utilisation by people with cancer1 Spotlight On Measurement – Ditto1 Snapshot Report: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2013 Results1 Year in Review 1 Patient Perspectives: Aspects of integrated care – Soon More to come