Division 4 - Health & Medical Research

  • Acknowledge any government funding received and disclose any conditions that apply. State how these conditions were met.
  • List services or functions provided by the organisation.
  • Provide staffing levels and acknowledge the involvement of volunteers as a supplement to the efforts of paid staff. Define which roles are voluntary and which are paid.
  • State the statutory basis on which the organisation conducts fundraising efforts and the organisation’s fundraising policies.
  • Provide results of fundraising showing both the revenue received and the associated costs.
  • Acknowledge donors, supporters, volunteers and indicate the benefits of their support.
  • List any specific or collaborative arrangements with university departments, individuals or academic researchers.
  • Include any reporting available to the public under fundraising regulations.
  • Include segment reporting that as a minimum looks at cost of raising funds, cost of administering operations and expenditure on the purpose for which the organisation is established.

Health

  • Detail the number of patients, type of treatment and the cost per patient treated; number of beds, costs per bed per day, occupancy rates and length of stays; and number of cases by type (surgery, births etc.).
  • Describe any development projects or new technologies introduced, and their operational and patient benefits.
  • Detail hospital waiting lists for both non-elective and elective surgery.

Research

  • Provide an overview of the research and development program in terms of scientific objectives and benefits to the community.
  • Subject to confidentiality considerations, state past year objectives of major research and development projects and report progress on achieving them. Identify any factors inhibiting progress. State objectives for the current year.
  • Detail collaborative arrangements with other organisations.
  • List papers published, patents applied for and conference presentations.
  • Comment on any significant ethical issues associated with the organisation’s research, such as human embryonic stem cell research.