House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time SA Ambulance Service SA Ambulance Service Mr PICTON House of Assembly Kaurna SA Ambulance Service Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (15:01): My question is to the Premier. What additional funding and resources will the Premier provide to the Coroner to fast-track consideration of the nine patient deaths from adverse incidents? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier SA Ambulance Service The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (15:02): We haven't received any request from the Coroner for additional resources, but that moment of quiet reminded me what the previous question was, which was actually about hospital beds. What I was trying to convey to this house is that it is— Mr Picton House of Assembly Mr Picton: Are you going to answer this question? Answer this question. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Well, I just did. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I just said we haven't received any request. I'm making it very clear, sir, that we haven't received any requests for additional resources from the Coroner, but I would like to inform the house on the previous question, which was really regarding hospital beds, and remind the member for Kaurna that it's actually not the government that decides about which beds are open and which beds are closed. These are decisions that are handled by the local health network. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: The incidents that are referred to in this report don't deal with individual beds. It deals with incidents that have occurred mainly when ambulance officers and paramedics have been out visiting a patient and there has been a misdiagnosis of the condition which hasn't had them transported into the hospital. It has nothing to do with the number of hospital beds open or closed at the Women's and Children's Hospital. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Elder and then the 20^th question for the opposition today. Member for Elder.