National Blood Authority Australia

Annual Report 2010–11

The NBA's performance outcome is to secure Australia's blood supply.

The NBA ensures a secure supply of blood and blood products in Australia by:

working with jurisdictions to determine and manage an annual supply plan and budget
negotiating and managing blood supply contracts and arrangements with local and overseas suppliers
evaluating proposals to add, remove or change blood products on the National Product Price List determined by the SCoH.

The deliverables and key performance indicators for this function, and our performance, are described below.

Qualitative deliverables	2011-12 reference point or target	Results
New Australian Red Cross Blood Service contract arrangements are implemented	Specific elements of the contractual arrangements are implemented in accordance with the agreed timetable	The current Deed has been extended to 30 June 2013. Improvements in contractual arrangements are being negotiated in accordance with an agreed timetable. (see pages 40-45)
All new tender outcomes for imported fractionated plasma and recombinant products and diagnostic reagent products are implemented	Transition arrangements for all elements of contracts are implemented within agreed contractual timetables	All tender outcomes were implemented within agreed timeframes. (see pages 48-55)
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service Victoria and Tasmania principal site (VTPS) achieves practical completion	The VTPS achieves practical completion by April 2012	The facility, now renamed the Melbourne Processing Centre, achieved practical completion on time and within budget and was formally opened by the Hon Catherine King on 30 April 2012. (see pages 44-45)
Quantitative deliverable	2011-12 budget	2011-12 actual
Number of blood supply contracts managed	16	181 (see pages 39-55)

Qualitative indicator	2011-12 reference point or target	Results
Management and coordination of Australia's blood supply in accordance with the National Blood Agreement between the Australian Government and state and territory governments	High level of satisfaction of all funding jurisdictions with planning, management and coordination of blood supply. Satisfaction is assessed through survey of Jurisdictional Blood Committee members	89% of jurisdictions expressed satisfaction with the NBA's performance, commenting that the NBA's performance has consistently improved over time. The remaining 11% were unsure. (see pages 28-38)
Quantitative deliverable	2011-12 budget	2011-12 actual
Percentage of administration costs as a proportion of the national supply plan and budget, under the National Blood Agreement	<1.4%	<1.1% (see pages 9, 114-118, 180-181)
Variance between actual and NBA estimated total demand for supply of products	<5%	6.1% variance between the estimated budget in the NSP&B and actual expenditure. However, this occurred as a result of unforecast efficiencies and savings, not additional expenditure. (see pages 28-38)

1 The two additional contracts are the funding arrangements for the Blood Service’s Sydney and Melbourne Processing Centres.