Womens Health Business Case Report

3.3.2.2 SCENARIO 2 – Sustain activities, service levels and outcomes for the Women’s Health Program which are currently being delivered by Women’s Health Centres The proposed Scenario 2 investment in the Women’s Health Program reflects the investment required for Women’s Health Centres to continue operating sustainably and delivering services and outcomes at current levels. Many Women’s Health Centres are attempting to provide additional counselling and other health services to address extensive needs in their communities. This is currently being achieved by • professional staff working extended hours; • engagement of volunteers; and • by applying donations and other one-off grants. Scenario 2 reflects both Local Health District priorities for the Women’s Health Program and local adaptations being made by Women’s Health Centres to meet current community needs. Where recent delivery has been impacted by COVID restrictions on face to face servicing, contracted rates of service delivery have been applied to Scenario 2. Modelling for this scenario applies the standardised sustainability assumptions to current levels of activity and outcomes delivered by Women’s Health Centres under the Women’s Health Program.

3.3.2.2.1 Scenario 2 – Proposed Investment Scenario 2 modelling indicates that the full cost of Women’s Health Program services currently being delivered by Women’s Health Centres in 2022-23 is approximately $18.96 million. Applying indexation of 5% to both modelled costs, and the existing Women’s Health Program grant, Scenario 2 proposes an increase in recurrent program funding of $8.88 million in 2023-24, which would bring the total annual Women’s Health Program grant to $19.97 million. This level of investment would enable Women’s Health Centres sustain the levels of service delivery and outcomes that they are currently providing – over and above targets - to meet community needs. Cost benefit modelling estimates that this investment would result in a minimum of $35.6 million in avoided costs for NSW Government in 2023-24, representing a return on investment of 78%. Scenario 2 modelling for the Women’s Health Program at 2023-24 rates is shown below. Our modelling assumes that indexation would be determined annually by the NSW Government and NSW Health, and applied to each of the forward years as per standard funding arrangements.

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Sustainable Investment in the NSWNGOWomen’s Health Program