SA Health

41 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (16 May 2018). Did the minister receive any advice whatsoever showing that signing up to the federal National Health Agreement would deliver a worse outcome for South Australia than the previously signed federal Hospital Funding Agreement?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): I have been advised:

South Australia has not yet signed up to a new National Health Agreement. What the Premier signed in April this year was the heads of agreement between the commonwealth and the states and territories on public hospital funding and health reform (the heads of agreement). What the heads of agreement does not do is outline specific funding allocations to any jurisdiction.