House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Health and Hospital Care Health and Hospital Care Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Health and Hospital Care Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): Did the patient involved in the Modbury case ask the minister to make contact with him— Ms Bedford interjecting: Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: —and, if not, on what basis did SA Health reveal his personal details to the minister, such that he was able to contact him earlier this week? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I call the member for Florey to order. The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Health Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:15): When it became clear that this was a matter causing distress to this particular patient, Health SA rang the patient and asked would he be comfortable with having a conversation with me. He said yes, and the reason I wanted to have a conversation with him was to make sure he was happy with any public statement I made. I know I have respect for the wishes of the patient. I did not want to do anything against the patient's wishes, unlike those opposite.