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Table 12A.14
Table 12A.14 Real cost per woman screened (2007-08 dollars) (a), (b)
Unit NSW (c) Vic (d) Qld WA (e) SA (f) (g) Tas (h) ACT (i) NT Aust
User cost of capital $'000 947 na 1 239 – 12 na 36 na 2 234
Other costs $'000 na na – – 125 na na na 125
Total cost $'000 41 926 31 079 27 074 11 976 9 470 4 164 2 305 1 227 129 221
Number of women screened no. 245 637 195 288 210 860 82 398 71 047 24 041 11 760 na 841 031
Cost per woman screened $ 170.68 159.14 128.40 145.34 133.29 173.20 196.00 na 153.65
(a)
The cost per women screened is the total cost of providing breast screening services, (including screen taking, reading X-rays, assessment, recruitment, data
collection and service management), divided by the number of women screened.
(b)
(c)
Constant price expenditure (2007-08 dollars) using Gross Domestic Product price deflator as the deflator, see table AA.26.
Expenditure reported does not include subsidisation as an accurate estimation of subsidisation in NSW is not possible. Where screening is contracted out to
private radiology practices, expenditure for contracted screens is included in other recurrent costs. State coordination unit expenditure does not include
expenditure for the development of the BreastScreen Information System.
(d)
The number of women screened for Victoria are per calendar year. Women screened by BreastScreen NSW on Victoria‘s behalf are included as the cost base
is inclusive of these charges.
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
'Other recurrent' includes capital replacement costs.
Prior to 2005-2006 Visiting Medical specialist services were provided by contractors. From 1 July 2005 Visiting Medical specialists were employed by
BreastScreen SA, and funds were transferred from goods and services into salaries and wages accordingly. This is reflected in increased labour costs and
decreased materials and supplies costs, from 2005-2006.
A small number of women who are eligible for annual screening may be screened more than once in a financial year. Therefore, data reported against the
number of women screened are actually the number of screening mammograms performed, as this is a more appropriate measure for determining the cost
per mammogram.
Tasmanian data includes all costs, but they cannot be broken down to the headings requested due to service delivery structure.
(i) ACT 2007-08 data for 'labour costs', 'other costs' and 'number of women screened' are preliminary.
na Not available. .. Not applicable. – Nil or rounded to zero.
Source : State and Territory governments (unpublished); table AA.26.
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