Angaston District Hospital Emergency Department

Mrs HURN (Schubert) (14:40): My question is again to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Are general practitioners currently employed through the Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN to provide emergency care at the Angaston hospital accident and emergency and, if so, how many? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mrs HURN: In a letter to a constituent dated 16 July 2025, it was advised that the Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN has secured the services of two general practitioners who have committed to the Angaston District Hospital from 7 July to enable the ED to be medically staffed seven days per week; however, the closures at the Angaston hospital continue.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:41): I will seek an update in terms of that from the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network. As I said in my previous answer, they have been working to try to make sure they can secure additional medical support to bolster the services of the local GPs in Angaston who, as was outlined in my previous answer, have had difficulties in terms of staffing that hospital emergency department across the seven days. I understand that they are now covering four days and we are having to bolster through other locum and GP services to provide the other days.

We will continue to work with the Angaston doctors, we will continue to explore every other avenue, and I will get an update from the Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN in terms of where they are up to in terms of additional recruitment.