House of Assembly: Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:56): I have a supplementary, Mr Speaker: given the minister's answer, can the minister assure the house that those beds are not day chairs?

The SPEAKER: I will take that as a supplementary. Minister for Health.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:56): The advice that I have from the department is a significant increase in sub-acute and acute beds, total mental health capacity, across the system and, as I say, it will have increased by 100 additional mental health beds, both acute and sub-acute, across the mental health system.

Mr Hamilton-Smith interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Waite to order. Member for Morphett.