Health Review

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:19): An emergency specialist doctor on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:19): It actually is not now; in fact, in most of our emergency departments there is not necessarily an emergency consultant 24 hours a day. We've been talking about this for the last six months, that this is a concern that we have, that our emergency departments don't have senior clinicians 24 hours a day. If the Leader of the Opposition wasn't playing catch-up in this debate, he'd realise that.

The SPEAKER: Well, the last remark of the minister is gratuitous, and I call him to order. Leader.