ELIZABETH GP PLUS HEALTH CARE CENTRE

94 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010).

1. How many extra dental chairs from the South Australian Dental Service will be provided above what is currently available at the GP Plus Health Care Centre at Elizabeth?

2. How many extra dental x-ray and laboratory facilities from the South Australian Dental Service will be provided at the GP Plus Health Care Centre at Elizabeth?

3. Will x-ray facilities provided at the GP Plus Health Care Centre at Elizabeth be privately owned?

4. Who has the State Government contracted with to provide GP services at the GP Plus Health Care Centre at Elizabeth and what consultation occurred with other GP's in the local area?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): I am advised:

1. The new dental clinic in the Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre will have a total of 20 dental chairs.

2. Dental X-ray Units

The new dental clinic in the Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre will have a total of eight dental x-ray units.

Dental Laboratory Facilities

The new dental clinic in the Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre will have one dental laboratory that can accommodate a maximum of three dental technicians.

3. X-ray facilities at the Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre will not be privately owned.

4. The South Australian Government has contracted gpSolutions to provide general practitioner services at the Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre.

In 2008, extensive consultations took place with general practitioners and general practice staff in the northern region of Adelaide in relation to developing the range of general practice services that would be required at the GP Plus Health Care Centre, as well as how general practitioners should be engaged to provide these services. These consultations included public forums, presentations to the Board of the Adelaide Northern Division of General Practice and visits to general practices in the northern region to discuss the General Practice model and the facility.