COVID-19 Health Workers

In reply to the Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (3 February 2021).

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing):

2. The number of additionally mobilised staff deployed by SA Health fluctuates depending on need and as requests for additional resource are received. Additionally, mobilised workers are currently deployed within the State Control Centre—Health, COVID-19 contact centre, COVID-19 operations within Communicable Disease Control Branch, community testing stations, vaccination program, medi-hotels, procurement and supply chain management, Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), workforce services and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

SA Health will continue to use already deployed workers, wherever possible, to assist in the vaccination program.