Health Review

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): Is there any point in veterans, war widows and members of the public actually putting in a response to the Transforming Health report? Will the minister's decision regarding this facility be swayed?

The SPEAKER: That is not a supplementary; that is just another question.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:49): Yes, of course there is, and I welcome feedback from anyone in the public, but let me be quite clear. We have clinical standards that have been developed in the most consultative process ever undertaken with SA Health.

An honourable member: Three weeks!

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: No, nine months. Thousands of clinicians have been involved in this process. Thousands of clinicians have provided their feedback. We have had the three clinical groups working for months, giving freely of their time to develop these clinical standards.

We have had a summit, and if the Leader of the Opposition had bothered to turn up, he would know. Happily, his health spokesman was there and sat there through the day and I am very happy that he did that. Nonetheless, this has been an extensive process. Many thousands of people have been involved from the very beginning. The standards that were developed were unanimously endorsed at the summit of over 600 people, and that provides a strong mandate for change.

I welcome feedback. We have to be quite clear: what we are asking for through this feedback process is for people to look at the clinical standards, to look at the proposals and to provide feedback on the basis of whether the proposals help or do not help us achieve those clinical standards. That is the basis upon which this consultation is proceeding and I welcome feedback from anyone, whether they be a veteran, the family of a veteran, a nurse, a doctor, an allied health worker or any other consumer on any of the proposals.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary.

The SPEAKER: Before the leader asks the supplementary, I warn the members for Schubert and Hartley for the second and final time. I warn the leader for the first time and I call to order the members for Morphett and Finniss. Leader.