Hospital Overcrowding

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Final supplementary, arising from the original answer: the minister talked about various reasons why he thinks he's got a crisis on his hands, but what impact does the minister think the 880 staff to be cut from SA Health will have on this in the future?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:29): The fact of the matter is that the former government, in so many ways, mismanaged the health system.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: What the people of South Australia are faced with is a hospital that doesn't work and a health system that can't be afforded. The fact of the matter is that we will need to improve the operation of the hospital, and we will also have to improve the sustainability of it.