Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Disability Services Disability Services The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS Legislative Council Disability Services The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (14:54): Can the minister confirm that the longer a person stays in hospital increases the cost unnecessarily? The costs of long-term housing and disability increase because their physical condition and independence keep deteriorating. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services Disability Services The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:54): I think she is assuming that people aren't necessarily receiving physiotherapy services in hospital or something of that nature. Ideally, nobody would want to spend any more time in hospital than they absolutely have to, I think that's a given. Nobody would disagree with that, but I think trying to portray the excellent work that the people who work in our public hospital system in trying to look after people who are in their care is a bit unfair to those staff.