House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Parkinson's Disease Nurses Parkinson's Disease Nurses Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Parkinson's Disease Nurses Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:41): Again, my question is to the Minister for Health. When will the government fulfil its commitment to employ five full-time Parkinson's disease nurses, given that there is presently only one nurse operating? The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries Parkinson's Disease Nurses The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:41): We have recruited a new Parkinson's nurse for the north. That person was the existing Parkinson's nurse in the south, and so we will need to backfill that. But these are— Members interjecting: The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Well, it is not funny. These are specialist— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide and the member for Stuart are warned. An honourable member interjecting: The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Has been recruited? Someone has been recruited. That position in the south, I am informed, has been backfilled. Thank you. So, there are now two. I point out that these nurses are not just sitting around with nothing to do, they require specialist training. They require specialist qualifications, and we are going about making training available so that we can recruit nurses to fill those positions.