Emergency Departments

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (14:53): Further supplementary: will the minister advise whether the number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments in South Australia is the measuring stick? Has that improved or deteriorated?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:54): At the 2019-20 financial year to date—which, on the latest figures I have, is October—60.1 per cent of ED presentations were seen, treated and physically left the ED within four hours. That's both metropolitan and country. This was a slight decrease when compared with performance reported for the same period the previous year, which is 60.7. On that indicator, there has been a slight improvement.