Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

In reply to Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (6 June 2019).

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

1. Patients are not removed from the public hospital's elective surgery waiting list until they have undergone their procedure by a private provider. A patient's referring practitioner is notified once the procedure has been undertaken.

2. Activity being undertaken by private providers is being delivered using election commitment funding confirmed in the state budget released 5 September 2018.