Flinders Medical Centre Incident

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Supplementary arising from the original answer: is the minister satisfied in relation to the incident that he spoke of in the original answer that no staff member covered up the incident? Is he satisfied of that?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:21): I have confidence in SA Health management and I am advised that there is no evidence that anyone was silenced. Our number one priority is to provide a safe environment for our staff and patients. SA Health is currently strengthening the resources available to nurses in managing situations involving risk and risk of escalation. Nurses are trained in de-escalation techniques when faced with challenging behaviours; however, the public needs to understand that we will not tolerate violence towards our hardworking hospital staff—they do an amazing job.