Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Ambulance Services Ambulance Services The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council Ambulance Services The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:32): Supplementary: is it appropriate for a patient to have to catch a taxi because there is no ambulance? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Ambulance Services The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:32): That is a very broad question and— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: What are you going to do about it? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I would hope that you would be quiet so that we can hear what the minister is going to respond. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: The question was asked generally— The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: You take no responsibility—you do nothing! The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hunter is out of order. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: The honourable member has asked a general question. I do not know the details of the case to which she is referring, if she is referring to one. If the honourable member is asking me the general question, 'Is it inappropriate for a person to present to an emergency department in a taxi?', it is not inappropriate. People come by taxi, they come by foot, they come by ambulance. The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: What have you done? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hunter! The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter is out of order. The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter will cease interjecting. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: The government will continue to deliver ambulance services for those who need assistance to be transferred to the emergency department. But, of course, people will come to the emergency department by a whole range of modes.