Keith and District Hospital

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:40): Supplementary: I refer to the minister's answer, although that last answer was a non-answer. When will emergency services at the Keith hospital reopen?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:41): We don't run the hospital.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, resume your seat.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! If the opposition wishes to listen to the answer, I will call the minister. Otherwise, we will move on.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Well, that's my revelation: they have been asking all these questions, and they didn't even realise it was a private hospital. It is not our hospital.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: It is a private hospital run by a private board.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: My understanding is that the accident and emergency unit closed in November 2019. There were significant issues in relation to the GP contract and other services.