Transfer of Care Data

Mrs HURN (Schubert) (14:22): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Has the minister or his staff received daily transfer of care data at any point and, if so, has this information ever been provided to a third party?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): This is very similar to a question that was asked in estimates and previously. Consistent with what we have said previously, there is a variety of different updates in terms of the progress of the system, but what happens is that we release, on a monthly basis, the transfer of care data and that goes through the process where SA Ambulance verify that that data is correct before it is released.

We are doing that on a monthly basis, as opposed to what happened under the previous government, where that was released on a three or four-monthly basis, only after substantial hassling from the media to the government of the time—I believe, including to the chief communications director for the then Premier at the time who—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: I think that is the shadow minister.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: I am happy to check in terms of what happens in relation to other distribution, but that is the very standard process that we are going through, and we are being transparent in terms of putting that information out every month.