Health Workforce

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:33): Mr President, my question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing: what are the job descriptions of the 1,140 full-time health staff who will lose their jobs this year as outlined in the budget papers?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:33): The FTE estimate in the budget papers is in the order of 1,000 FTEs, but let's stress that this is an estimate; it's not a target. There is a series of efficiency projects underway particularly in CALHN and SA Pathology. All of these projects are focused on value for money, high-quality services. Let's keep the Health portfolio in context: we have about 32,000 full-time equivalents.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke, a supplementary?