Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (14:32): Again to the Minister for Mental Health: can the minister confirm SASMOA's claim that SA Health met with employee representatives between 2011 and 2014 to discuss SA Health's proposed investment of $5.4 million into older persons mental health services, being savings from the closure of the Acacia and Jacaranda wards at Glenside?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:32): I’m more than happy to have a look at that particular matter and get a report back—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Flinders is warned.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: —but I emphasise what I have already said: SASMOA's concerns were essentially industrial. They were about medical cover at the Oakden facility.

Members interjecting:

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

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: At no time in any of the correspondence that I have looked at with regard to Oakden from SASMOA did they even hint at the sort of systemic abuse that was uncovered by the Chief Psychiatrist's report.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Health is called to order.