House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Southern Adelaide Health Service SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE 40 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010). What savings initiatives are expected to be met by the Southern Adelaide Health Service to meet the requirements of the National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and Health Workforce Reform? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Southern Suburbs Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts SOUTHERN ADELAIDE HEALTH SERVICE The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised: The National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and Health Workforce Reform was agreed following the November 2008 COAG meeting. The National Partnership Agreement does not require savings measures, but does contain measures aimed at improving efficiency and capacity in public hospitals that will help to meet demand for health care and hospital services.