The Mater Hospital expenditure last year was more than that approved. The Mater has identified a range of cost-saving measures, many of which will not impact on activity levels. However, the hospital's plan for the year does envisage scaling back activity by 8%. The hospital is confident that the planned level of activity is deliverable within the reconfiguration of the bed capacity proposed. All opportunities to maintain activity levels will continue to be explored by the hospital and the ERHA, including substituting less expensive day-case work for in-patient activity and funding elective procedures from waiting list funding.