Health and Hospital Care

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (14:53): My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister confirm that a person who initially presented at the Modbury Hospital emergency department was subject to a more radical surgical procedure at the Lyell McEwin Hospital than necessary due to the refusal of management to allow clinicians to undertake the necessary surgery at Modbury Hospital?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:53): It's interesting the Leader of the Opposition delegated this question to the member for Davenport and didn't make this allegation in the house himself. Last time the Leader of the Opposition came into this place making allegations about things happening, it didn't go very well.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta will leave the chamber under the sessional order for the next hour.

The honourable member for Morialta having withdrawn from the chamber:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Mr Speaker, I am aware of allegations that have been put in the public sphere and those allegations are incorrect.