Regional Health Services

The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:10): Supplementary question: in her reply the minister referenced discussions she has had internally. Has she specifically raised the future of the hospitals to which I referred in my original question?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:11): I can't recall if I have raised that particular issue. What I was referring to was the other part of the honourable member's question in regard to attracting practitioners to regional health services. That is something that I have had a number of conversations about, and that is what I was referring to in my answer.