Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Anaesthetist Services Anaesthetist Services The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Anaesthetist Services The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:37): Supplementary: I thank the minister for giving an undertaking to take the question on notice. In his reply, could he advise what the projected impact is on the elective surgery backlog as a result of reductions in surgical sessions resulting from the shortage of anaesthetists? The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS Legislative Council Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Anaesthetist Services The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:37): The short answer to the Hon. Mr Wade's question is yes, I am happy to undertake to get that information for him. Having said that, I just want to qualify my doing so by saying that I don't take it as given that the shortage that the honourable member refers to is there, but I am happy to make some inquiries and get that information for him.