Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Health System Capacity Health System Capacity The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Health System Capacity The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:12): Supplementary: can nurse fatigue be caused by understaffing in the nursing workforce? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Health System Capacity The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:13): Clearly, if a hospital doesn't have enough staff and the other staff are needing to do further additional hours, it may well contribute to workplace fatigue.