Royal Adelaide Hospital

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:51): Does the minister accept what the AMA's Dr Christopher Moy said, that the new Royal Adelaide Hospital is far too small to accommodate patients? Is the government looking at other alternatives and, if so, can he explain what they are, to house people who cannot find a bed?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:51): The comments that the honourable member refers to haven't been brought to my attention, but I will certainly make inquiries and would appreciate a copy of the comments that the honourable member is referring to. I can assure you that this government is not interested in further investment in the Royal Adelaide Hospital site. We are a government that was elected to undo the damage of Labor's Transforming Health experiment and to build up suburban and rural hospitals, so we—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter is out of order.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: The worst ramping of any health minister in our history on your watch.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, order! Cease!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Also, the government prefers to actually provide patients what they want and, more and more, they want their care at home. So whether it's palliative care, which we will be discussing tomorrow afternoon, I'm sure—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: It's great to know that the Hon. Ian Hunter really understands what a home hospital is. An ambulance doesn't need to get to a hospital if the hospital care is coming to their home, and that's why there will be—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter is out of order.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —care that is quality care, delivered at home.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Mr Hunter!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: It will help ease the pressure on our hospitals and our Ambulance Service.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Pangallo, one final supplementary and then we will move on.