Port Lincoln Hospital

Mr TRELOAR (Flinders) (15:04): My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister confirm that Country Health SA plans to discontinue the weekend locum service at the accident and emergency department of the Port Lincoln Hospital?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:05): I will double-check, but I would be very surprised. I don't know what the member for Flinders is suggesting, that we would not have doctors present there. The only thing I can think of is that we would be replacing the locum service perhaps with a salaried model. I will double-check, but certainly not to my knowledge.