Women's and Children's Hospital

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:59): The minister stated in his original answer that he needs to work with the management and the board, but can he advise what he advised to the management and the board and the cardiac surgery when he was at the Women's and Children's Hospital?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:59): This is the problem that has been highlighted time and time again. When the members who ask questions are not involved in the issues such that they can draft them, we have this bizarre situation where the honourable member is suggesting that I met with the board of management of the Women's and Children's Hospital at WCHN. I presume she is referring to the meeting of last week. That wasn't with board of management; it was with clinicians. It wasn't at the hospital; it was in my office.

The PRESIDENT: Supplementary, the Hon. Ms Bonaros.