Number of Anglicare chaplains and State funding

40. Mrs Claire Smith to ask –

1. How many chaplains does Anglicare employ in –
   1. general hospitals,
   2. mental health facilities,
   3. prisons?
2. How many positions does the State government provide funding to Anglicare for in relation to –
   1. general hospitals,
   2. mental health facilities,
   3. prisons?

To which the President replied -

I am advised that the answers are as follows –

1. ANGLICARE currently employs chaplains in:
   1. General Hospitals 18 (13.3 equivalent full-time positions)
   2. Mental Health 4 (4.0 equivalent full-time positions)
   3. Prisons 8 (7.4 equivalent full-time positions)
   4. Juvenile Justice 1 (0.5 equivalent full-time positions)
      
      Total: 31 (25.2 equivalent full-time positions)
2. ANGLICARE receives the following subsidies from the State government (each to the value of approx $54,000 per annum) –
   1. General Hospitals 9.4
   2. Mental Health 4.0
   3. Prisons 7.25
   4. Juvenile Justice 0.5
      
      Total: 21.15