3231. Hon Alison Xamon to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) In total, how much funding did the Western Australian Government give to the Lions Eye Institute in:
(a) 2015–16;
(b) 2016–17;
(c) 2017–18;
(d) 2018–19; and
(e) 2019–20?
(2) For each of the amounts in (1)(a) to (1)(e), will the Minister please provide a breakdown of what the funding was provided for?
Hon Alanna Clohesy replied:
I am advised:
(1) (a) $1,383,161
(b) $1,522,757
(c) $1,495,150
(d) $1,328,668
(e) $1,271,475
(2) (a) WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
Establishment and operation of the Mobile Eye Health Clinic travelling WA offering minor surgical procedures and treatment for eye conditions – $400,000
Prosthetics and Appliances – $909
Nursing – $6,866
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
Amniotic Membrane for Surgery – $4,000 *
Cornea Surgery – $164,000 *
Eye Consultation – $47,000 *
Prosthetic Eye Surgery – $3,500 *
Sclera Surgery – $11,750 *
East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS)
Purchase of Prosthesis (Corneal or Sclera tissue) for operation (e.g. Corneal Transplant) – $123,750
Clinical Excellence Division (CED), Department of Health (DOH)
2015/16 Research Institute Support Grant (RIS) (Round 2) – $246,483
2015/16 Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund (MHRIF) (Round 19) – $374,903
(b) WACHS
Mobile Eye Health Clinic travelling WA offering minor surgical procedures and treatment for eye conditions – $400,000
Regional Optometry Coordination Project for Aboriginal people across the Kimberley region – $136,364
Prosthetics and Appliances – $500
Nursing – $4,120
SMHS
Amniotic Membrane for Surgery – $2,000 * Cornea Surgery – $32,350 *
Eye Consultation – $12,000 *
Prosthetic Eye Surgery – $84,770 *
Sclera Surgery – $840 *
EMHS
Purchase of Prosthesis (Corneal or Sclera tissue) for operation (e.g. Corneal Transplant) - $104,860
CED DOH
2016/17 RIS Grant (Round 3) – $272,449
2016/17 MHRIF (Round 20) – $351,765
Research Translation Projects (RTP) Grant (Round 10) Yu – Instalment 1 – $120,739
(c) WACHS
Mobile Eye Health Clinic travelling WA offering minor surgical procedures and treatment for eye conditions – $400,000
Regional Optometry Coordination Project for Aboriginal people across the Kimberley region – $136,364
Prosthetics and Appliances – $13,540 Nursing – $2,494
SMHS
Cornea Surgery – $111,225 *
Eye Consultation – $10,885 *
Prosthetic Eye Surgery – $8,000 *
Sclera Surgery – $4,720 *
EMHS
Purchase of Prosthesis (Corneal or Sclera tissue) for operation (e.g. Corneal Transplant) – $155,915
CED DOH
2017/18 RIS Grant (Round 4) – $230,259
2017/18 MHRIF (Round 21) – $301,009
RTP Grant (Round 10) Yu – Instalment 2 – $120,739
(d) WACHS
Mobile Eye Health Clinic travelling WA offering minor surgical procedures and treatment for eye conditions – $400,000
Regional Optometry Coordination Project for Aboriginal people across the Kimberley region – $136,364
Prosthetics and Appliances – $9,425 Nursing – $7,015
SMHS
Amniotic Membrane for Surgery – $8,000 * Cornea Surgery – $125,325 *
Eye Consultation – $7,180 *
Sclera Surgery – $2,950 *
EMHS
Purchase of Prosthesis (Corneal or Sclera tissue) for operation (e.g. Corneal Transplant) – $131,410
CED DOH
2018/19 RIS Grant (Round 5) – $212,698
2018/19 MHRIF (Round 22) – $288,301
(e) W ACHS
Mobile Eye Health Clinic travelling WA offering minor surgical procedures and treatment for eye conditions – $400,000
Regional Optometry Coordination Project for Aboriginal people across the Kimberley region – $136,364
Prosthetics and Appliances – $20,240 Nursing – $1,121
SMHS
Cornea Surgery – $109,500 *
Sclera Surgery – $2,065 *
EMHS
Purchase of Prosthesis (Corneal or Sclera tissue) for operation (e.g. Corneal Transplant) – $151,935
CED DOH
2019/20 RIS Grant (Round 6) – $175,986
2019/20 MHRIF (Round 23) – $274,264