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Careers

Working at the NHFB At NHFB, we provide a diverse, challenging, and rewarding working environment. We are seeking capable and motivated individuals to contribute to our mission. Experience in a government department or the health sector is not mandatory. …

Homepage

We administered over $77.1 BILLION in public hospital funding and delivered more than 46 MILLION public hospital services across Australia, working in partnership with states and territories. … We are always looking for ways to improve our website. … …

Report

To improve the transparency and integrity of public hospital funding, we report publicly on the payments made to Local Hospital Networks and their activity. … Effective reporting of public hospital funding Section 240 of the NHR Act requires the …

About us

The National Health Funding Body supports the obligations and responsibilities of the Administrator through best practice administration of public hospital funding. … Our role in Australia’s health system The National Health Funding Body (NHFB) and the …

Our teams

We are agile, innovative, responsive and unique. We have a small and specialised workforce that is capable, diverse and balanced. … Data, Modelling and Analysis The Data, Modelling and Analysis (DMA) section develop and operate models that determine the …

Senate Orders and directions

Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts (Murray Motion) Senate Order 192 (Murray Motion) requires Ministers to table a letter, stating that all Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) agencies falling under their …

Freedom of information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) gives members of the public a right to access copies of documents, other than exempt documents, that we hold. You can ask to see any document that we hold. The National Health Funding Body can refuse …

AI Transparency Statement

Transparency Statement Why we use AI The National Health Funding Body (NHFB) seeks to enhance the quality and efficiency of our services through our commitment to innovation and excellence. The NHFB may pursue utilising AI to take advantage of the …

Corporate governance

We are subject to legislation, regulations, standards, and guidelines applicable to our status as a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act and the PGPA Rule. We are also subject to both Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation when …

NHR Agreement

Our role in Australia’s health system was the result of significant public hospital funding reforms agreed by the Commonwealth and all States and Territories in August 2011. … National Health Reform Agreement The role of the Administrator of the National …

Organisational structure

Our structure has been designed to:  support the delivery of Government objectives ensure our agency can deliver outcomes now and into the future align to our core functions, providing clear lines of responsibility. The below image shows the relationship …

Leadership team

Find out about the people who lead us in our Executive team, including the experience they bring to public hospital funding. … National Health Funding Pool Toni Cunningham Administrator Toni was appointed as the Administrator on 6 November 2023 for a …

Website feedback

Use this form to give us thoughts or feedback on how we can improve the website. … Provide feedback Use this form to give us thoughts or feedback on how we can improve the website. … Website …

Privacy

National Health Funding Body (NHFB) is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 including the Australian Privacy Principles (AAP) 2013.  Any information you provide to us will only be used for the purpose for which you …

Disclaimer

The information on this website is provided for general use and information purposes only. While the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool and the National Health Funding Body take care in the compilation and provision of the information and …

Copyright

© Commonwealth of Australia The content on this website is copyright. Except where otherwise indicated, you can download, display, print and reproduce the whole or part of this content in unaltered form for: your own personal use internal use within your …

Contact us

If you have a question or would like to give feedback, you can get in touch with us by email, phone or by mail. … General enquiries For all enquiries, please use our general enquiries form .   Phone General enquiries 1300 930 522 Monday to Friday 9:00 am …

Funding reports

Browse our range of public hospital funding reports from 2013 to 2022 … Funding reports …

Annual report

Section 241 of the NHR Act states the Administrator must, within 4 months after the end of each financial year, provide to the responsible Ministers an annual report on the exercise or performance of his or her functions during the financial year. The …

Compliance

State and Territory compliance The Administrator’s rolling Three Year Data Plan outlines the minimum data required from jurisdictions to calculate and report on National Health Reform funding, in line with the Addendum, while specifying submission …

Basis of funding

Basis of National Health Reform funding - Commonwealth To meet the reporting requirements of section 240 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 , the Administrator's monthly reports must detailing the following at the Local Hospital Network level: the …

Pay

The Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool, with the assistance of the NHFB, has oversight of the payment of ABF and Block funding through the Pool. … Best-practice financial administration of the National Health Funding Pool The National …

Calculate

The NHFB assist the Administrator in calculating and advising the Commonwealth Treasurer of the Commonwealth’s contribution to public hospital funding. … Accurate and timely calculation of Commonwealth funding contributions The Commonwealth Contribution …

Public hospital funding

In August 2011, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to major structural reforms to the organisation, funding and delivery of health care, and new financial and governance arrangements for Australian public hospital services, to enable the …