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Table 12A.15
Table 12A.15 Scope of activities and expenditure items included in cost per woman screened calculations
Other recurrent costs (including outsourced pathology services, repairs and
maintenance, utility costs and other costs not covered above)
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT (a)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Depreciation and amortisation. Depreciation cost of non-current physical assets and
the amortization of leases for each of the following categories:
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Buildings and building fixtures (for both breast screening services and administration)
Vehicles (including vehicles used as part of mobile screening operations)
Equipment (including both medical and IT equipment not fixed to buildings and mobile
screening units)
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
User cost of capital na Yes na Yes No Yes na
Is this calculated as 0.08*depreciated current asset value of non-current physical
Yes Yes .. Yes .. Yes na
assets (buildings, fixtures, plant and equipment directly attributable to BreastScreen
services) less interest paid on borrowings?
Indirect costs (for example, departmental overheads) No Yes No No No
If indirect costs are included, how are they allocated? .. Yes na
Pro-rata (for example, based on direct costs of FTE staffing) .. Yes Yes .. .. .. na ..
Activity based costing .. Yes Yes .. .. .. na ..
Formula (not covered by the above) .. No Yes .. .. .. na ..
Other (for example, based on judgement) .. Yes Yes .. .. .. na ..
Subsidies
Are any subsidies received for providing breast screening services, and if so in what Yes No Yes No No No na No
form (for example, direct monetary subsidies, below market rents, gifts)
If subsidies are received, are they included in cost calculations? No .. No Yes .. .. na ..
Can the value of the subsidy be accurately estimated? No .. No na .. .. na ..
Have all costs been estimated on an accrual basis? If not please indicate where not.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes .. Yes Yes
FTE=Full time equivalent
(a) Accomodation costs for the NT are for locum staff only.
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