Public Health Organisations - Notifications - N93906 - N93913 & N93916 & N93917 & N93928 - N93940
Outcome
Allowed to stand
Applicant(s)
Calvary Health Care (Newcastle) Limited
Calvary Health Care Sydney Limited
Catholic Health Care Services Limited
Greater Southern Area Health Service
Greater Western Area Health Service
Hope Health Care Ltd
Hunter and New England Area Health Service
Justice Health
Mercy Care Centre Young
Mercy Health Service Albury Limited
North Coast Area Health Service
Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney
Sacred Heart Hospice Ltd
South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service
St Anthony's and St Joseph's Centre of Care Ltd
St Joseph's Hospital Ltd
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Ltd
Sydney South West Area Health Service
Sydney West Area Health Service
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
The Trustees of Carrington Centennial Trust
Uniting Church in Australia
Notification number(s)/Dates lodged
N93906,
23rd March 2009
N93907,
23rd March 2009
N93908,
23rd March 2009
N93909,
23rd March 2009
N93910,
23rd March 2009
N93911,
23rd March 2009
N93912,
23rd March 2009
N93913,
23rd March 2009
N93916,
23rd March 2009
N93917,
23rd March 2009
N93928,
8th April 2009
N93929,
8th April 2009
N93930,
8th April 2009
N93931,
8th April 2009
N93932,
8th April 2009
N93933,
8th April 2009
N93934,
8th April 2009
N93935,
8th April 2009
N93936,
8th April 2009
N93937,
8th April 2009
N93938,
8th April 2009
N93939,
8th April 2009
N93940,
8th April 2009
Summary
On 23 March 2009 and 8 April 2009, third line forcing notifications were lodged by a number of public health organisations (PHOs). PHOs are area health services, statutory health corporations and affiliated health organisations which conduct public hospitals in NSW.
Under the notified conduct, pathology services for private inpatients in NSW public hospitals must, unless it is not in the best interests of the patient, be supplied by pathology practitioners appointed by PHOs. The conduct is embodied in a policy issued by NSW Health.
On 25 August 2009 NSW Health advised that it is reviewing the policy in light of interested parties' concerns.
An amended policy was received by the ACCC on 17 February 2010. The notifying parties provided further information on 15 April 2010.
On 27 May 2010 the ACCC decided not to take any further action with respect to the notifications at this time.
A document setting out the reasons for the ACCC's decision is available via the links below.
A seperate public register entry exists for the notifications lodged by the Clinical Excellence Commission and HealthQuest which were withdrawn on 7 April 2009.
