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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Royal Adelaide Hospital</name>
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        <heading>Royal Adelaide Hospital</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. F. PANGALLO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Royal Adelaide Hospital</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5419">The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:49):</by>  It was actually part of the question. In relation to the discharge of elderly patients, is there SA Health policy that elderly patients are to be discharged from the hospital system to create more beds?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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            <name>Royal Adelaide Hospital</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:49):</by>  SA Health's policy applies to all ages, and that is that people should not be discharged until their medical treatment is completed.</text>
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