Sexual Health Services Funding

555 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (13 February 2018). Will the government redirect the funding cut from HIV and STI services to other programs aimed at improving sexual health?

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

In state budget setting processes, the prioritisation of funding is assessed on a whole, therefore, there is no specific reallocation of funding that was otherwise directed to HIV and STI services.

However, in line with other savings initiatives from the 2018-19 state budget, the funding has been reinvested back into the health system with such operating initiatives, including the $800 million investment over the forward estimates to establish a sustainable, efficient health system.