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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Hospital Waiting Times</name>
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        <heading>Hospital Waiting Times</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Hospital Waiting Times</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:31):</by>  A supplementary. Can the minister confirm that prior to the death of an elderly patient in Noarlunga Hospital last week, this patient was waiting six hours to be transferred to the Flinders Medical Centre, but the transfer did not occur because the Flinders Medical Centre was overcrowded?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="627" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.J. SNELLING</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Playford</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Health</name>
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            <name>Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse</name>
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            <name>Minister for the Arts</name>
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            <name>Minister for Health Industries</name>
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            <name>Hospital Waiting Times</name>
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          <by role="member" id="627">The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:31):</by>  Without knowing the circumstances of the case, I cannot answer the question. I would have to get advice and report back to the house.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="3124">Mr Pisoni interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Unley is called to order.</text>
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        <name>Mr Pisoni</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3124">Mr Pisoni:</by>  Thank you, sir.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  It's my pleasure.</text>
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