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Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): Supplementary: as remote as the minister might suggest that is, what is the minister's response, then, to the concern clinicians raise about providing life-saving blood products during critical bleeds, that a delay of six hours would have significant impact on patient care?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:09): The deputy leader is presuming that, if there was such a catastrophic failure, it would have that sort of clinical impact. I would need to—

Ms Chapman: That's what the clinicians say.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Well, the clinicians are saying that a delay of six hours would have an effect. I imagine there would be redundancies in place so that if that was to happen it wouldn't present those sorts of issues. As I say, I am more than happy to get a full report back to the house and to address those issues.