Australian dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar.
Total is calculated from expenditure including: salaries and wages; depreciation; and non-salary recurrent expenditure comprising: payments to visiting medical officers; superannuation employer contributions (including funding basis); drug supplies; medical and surgical supplies; food supplies; domestic services; repairs and maintenance; patient transport; administrative expenses; interest payments; and other recurrent expenditure.
Collection methods:
The total grant made to non-government residential mental health services and specialised mental health services provided by private hospitals that receive state or territory government funding. Can be reported as the total recurrent expenditure if detailed expenditure data are not available.