House of Assembly: Tuesday, May 04, 2021

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Emergency Departments

436 Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (3 May 2021). For each individual month over the past year, how many mental health patients have waited in emergency departments for longer than 24 hours for a bed (broken down in totals by month)?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

For each individual month over the past year the number of mental health patients waiting in emergency departments for longer than 24 hours for an appropriate bed are as follows:

Month Total
Mar-20 139
Apr-20 78
May-20 145
Jun-20 141
Jul-20 197
Aug-20 161
Sep-20 119
Oct-20 102
Nov-20 54
Dec-20 53
Jan-21 121
Feb-21 136