Women's and Children's Hospital

The Hon. C. BONAROS (14:47): Perhaps then the minister can confirm, the additional 600 and whatever million dollars it is that's going to be spent on health, is any of that going to be directed to the existing Women's and Children's Hospital? Not the money that has been set aside for the new hospital but money that is being spent in health?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:47): In Budget Paper 5, in terms of the general reinvestment in health—and my understanding is that this budget takes the reinvestment to $2.3 billion since we were elected, but I can check on that figure—the relevant figure, on my understanding, is in Budget Paper 5, page 70, Establishment of a sustainable, efficient health system, $227 million. That is what I would call the reinvestment figure and certainly that figure applies to the whole health system, and the Women's and Children's Hospital is in that health system. In terms of how much of that is related to the Women's and Children's Hospital, I will certainly provide that figure to the honourable member, and it's also something that we can unpack in estimates.