Question Time

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): Can the minister outline to the house what period of time this diminution in the number of acute inpatient beds at the Royal Adelaide Hospital will occur? Is it one month prior to the move, two months, six months prior to the move? Can the minister outline some more detail to the house?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:16): I'm not in a position at the moment to provide that detail. It's work that we're working through; but, obviously, we wouldn't be able to do it until the end of the peak in the winter activity in the hospital.