Outpatient Services

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:55): Can the minister rule out any cuts or outsourcing of outpatient services?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:56): This isn't about cutting services, this is about delivering better care. If the honourable member—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! The minister has the call.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: In fact, this project is so not about cuts. We are putting $1.5 million into it. This is a project that not only will deliver a statewide clinical review of cases, it will also lead to the development of clinical prioritisation criteria similar to what is used in Queensland. It will lead to technology enablers to facilitate more speedy referrals, particularly electronic referrals, and it will also provide data visualisation symptoms so that we can better manage clinics.