Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (15:05): My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. Why did the minister say on Tuesday that no more should have been done to investigate the matters raised by the member for Makin in 2014, after SA Health dismissed concerns in his letter about staffing levels at Oakden by the Chief Psychiatrist, which has identified that the shortfall in staffing of the facility was up to 44 FTEs?

An honourable member: What was the question?

The SPEAKER: Member for Davenport, what is the question?

Mr DULUK: The question is: why did the minister say on Tuesday in the house, and I quote, that no more should have been done to investigate the matters raised by the member for Makin in 2014, after SA Health dismissed concerns in his letter about staffing levels at Oakden but the Chief Psychiatrist has identified a shortfall in staffing of the facility to up to 44 FTEs?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (15:06): At the time that I signed a letter back to Mr Zappia as a parliamentary secretary, and if I recollect correctly it was in April 2015, it was based on a letter to Mr Zappia about an unknown constituent that related to staffing for the Clements site.

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is called to order.

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: The letter did not state the name of the constituent, and it was not until the media in the recent months that that name became well known. At the point of time that I received the briefing, the briefing was about staffing and appropriate staffing for that particular clinical unit, the Clements ward.