Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Emergency Departments Emergency Departments The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Emergency Departments The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:19): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding health. Leave granted. The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: This morning on ABC radio, Dr Mark Morphett, chair of the SA Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, said in response to a question on how many times Adelaide hospitals have been placed on Code Yellow in the past six or 12 months: In the past six to 12 months we've been in code yellow more than I've ever known. I hesitate to say weekly, but it must be getting close to that. Dr Morphett went on to say that, prior to the beginning of last year: It was unheard of and now it's relatively a regular occurrence. My question to the minister is: how many times have our Adelaide hospital emergency departments been placed on Code Yellow over the past six months? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:20): Obviously, that is a detailed data question, and I will get the information for the honourable member on notice. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It is very hard to get a supplementary out of that. The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! I will listen to the deputy leader and make a judgement.