Mental Health Services

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:28): Is the minister saying that the use of beds in private hospitals and other arrangements have nothing to do with the flow within hospitals which impacts on mental health patients waiting in emergency departments?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:28): I am not aware of any of the private beds being inpatient mental health beds, but if I am advised otherwise I will let the honourable member know. However, in terms of flow, mental health patients don't flow into private hospital beds, they flow into mental health beds. That is the problem which we have inherited from the former government both in terms of capacity and in terms of the full operation of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.