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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Southern Hospital Services</name>
      <text id="2019120517033580ae594949a0000395">
        <heading>Southern Hospital Services</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5413" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. BOURKE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-12-05">
            <name>Southern Hospital Services</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-12-05T14:33:05" />
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          <by role="member" id="5413">The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:33):</by>  Thank you, Mr President. Considering the enthusiastic response, can the minister now in the light of this announcement—does he now concede that his closure of 16 ward beds at Flinders last year was a mistake, and will he reopen those beds?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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          <question date="2019-12-05">
            <name>Southern Hospital Services</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-12-05T14:33:25" />
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:33):</by>  I don't know the beds the honourable member refers to. There were some Flinders beds closed or put on standby, whatever it might be, at the end of last year, beginning of this year, which were reopened. So I'm not aware of any beds at Flinders that have been closed, but I will certainly take that on notice and check the facts.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Ms Bourke, a further supplementary.</text>
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