Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre for Excellence

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): Does the government expect that the move of Ward 17 to Glenside will see a reduction in the length of stay in the ward?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:22): I will need to check with the clinicians who work there, but the clinicians who work there, including the clinical leader of Ward 17 who was involved in the working group, will no doubt have some views on whether they can achieve reduced lengths of stays, but Ward 17 has a particular purpose to deal with not only veterans but also first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress. As to whether there is some capacity to reduce length of stay, I am not sure; I will need to speak to the clinicians involved in that work.