Elective Surgery

1061 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (23 July 2019). For each of the following months, how many public elective surgery patients received treatment in a private hospital at the expense of the state government:

(a) July 2018?

(b) August 2018?

(c) September 2018?

(d) October 2018?

(e) November 2018?

(f) December 2018?

(g) January 2019?

(h) February 2019?

(i) March 2019?

(j) April 2019?

(k) May 2019?

(l) June 2019?

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

As part of the government's commitment of $45 million to reduce overdue lists for elective surgery and colonoscopies a number of contracts have been negotiated with a range of private providers. As of 21 July, there were 615 patients remaining on the overdue list, down 68 per cent from 20 March.