Ambulance Services

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is to the Minister for Health. Have SA Ambulance staff been provided with any additional support in order to determine where to direct patients requiring emergency surgery?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:28): They have all the support they need. I haven't heard any indication that there is anything else that they need to make appropriate clinical decisions. They are, as I said, very well qualified. They have support back through the radio system, and they are able to contact directly with emergency departments while they are out on the road should they need to.