House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Port Pirie, Emergency Services Port Pirie, Emergency Services The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly Frome Port Pirie, Emergency Services 320 The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome) (14 October 2020). How many general practitioners (and how many FTE in total) were contracted to provide accident and emergency services at Port Pirie hospital for 2019-20 and 2018-19, and how many are budgeted for 2020-21? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Minister for Education Port Pirie, Emergency Services The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised: In 2018-19, 13 general practitioners were contracted to provide accident and emergency services at the Port Pirie hospital. The contracted general practitioners were paid on a sessional roster basis. In 2019-20, nil general practitioners were contracted, as a locum model was used to provide accident and emergency services at Port Pirie hospital. In 2020-21, nil general practitioners are budgeted to be contracted, as a locum model is being used to provide accident and emergency services at Port Pirie hospital.