QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:14): Can the Minister for Health confirm that, as a result of recent media attention, the Department of Health is now providing funding for the replacement of out-of-date ultrasound equipment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital so that it can maintain its accreditation as a training centre for radiologists?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts) (15:15): I am happy to get some information for the member about that detailed question. Of course, all of our hospitals are assessed regularly by the various colleges that manage or look after particular parts of training, and I dare say that the radiology department at the QEH goes through that process as well.

We need to replace equipment from time to time. I think I recall in relation to the radiology department that a team of experts from the college came and checked out the radiology department and said that they would be recommending that it be reaccredited as a training institution. They also indicated that a piece of equipment was coming to the end of its life and would have to be replaced in 12 months or so, and, from memory, the hospital said, 'Yes, we will replace that equipment.' That is the way the system works. It is a good system. I do not see the problem.