Legislative Council: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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COVID-19 Hospital Response

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:27): Supplementary: are any of the new COVID-ready beds that the minister has referred to fully operational today?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:27): Yes. There are the 30 transition to home beds. Actually, sorry, they might not be fully operational. My understanding is that—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I would like to hear the minister.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I will certainly bring the honourable member back a specific answer on this but my understanding is that 28 of the 30 may well be activated. The final two are waiting for another substantial investment from the Marshall Liberal government to make sure that they can provide even better quality services to people with disability in South Australia.