Repatriation General Hospital

227 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (25 July 2018). What will be the capital cost of converting Ward 18 at the Repat for use as an older person's mental health facility? When will work commence?

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

To facilitate the reactivation of the Repat site, a staged stakeholder consultation and engagement process involving consultation with clinical and health services leaders, health consumer groups, NGO's, external stakeholders and the local community is being undertaken.

Discussions regarding the repurposing Ward 18 at the Repat for use as an older person's mental health facility have been included in this process.

SA Health will soon be commencing a design process which will inform the timing and capital costs to efficiently and effectively repurpose Ward 18 at the Repat.