HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCILS

141 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 July 2010). What advice have the Health Advisory Committees given to the minister since their formation?

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:

Since their formation, local Health Advisory Councils (HACs) have provided advice to me in a variety of ways, including through:

the Country Health SA Board Health Advisory Council Inc

the biennial combined Health Advisory Council Conferences

reports

correspondence

direct representation.

The HACs have provided advice to me on a wide variety of issues, including:

feedback and reporting on community responses

the development of the Strategy for Planning Country Health Services in SA

the potential impact of national health reforms on country health services

issues relevant to their specific communities, as well as on issues related to the governance and administration of the HACs themselves.

Additionally, all HACs provide annual reports to me, advising of their activities in the preceding financial year.