SA Ambulance Service Chief Executive Officer

Ms PRATT (Frome) (14:31): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Did the CEO of SA Ambulance Service seek a six-month extension on current accreditation under the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and, if so, can the minister explain why that was granted? Mr Speaker, with your leave and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms PRATT: In a September newsletter, CEO Rob Elliott stated, and I quote:

To ensure we are better prepared for the third accreditation we have sought an extension from SA Health of our current accreditation for approximately six months.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:32): I think the member's explanation of the question actually answered her own question as to the reason why the CEO of SA Ambulance sought that extension.