Legislative Council: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

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Cancer Nurse Practitioners

347 The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON ().5 June 2024). Can the Minister for Health and Wellbeing advise, in which hospitals or health premises do the following nurses work—

1. Breast cancer nurses or breast care nurses,

2. Gynaecological cancer nurses or gynaecological oncology nurses, and

3. All other cancer nurse practitioners or cancer nurse specialists in the SA health system?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has been advised:

1. Breast cancer nurses and breast care nurses are located at the following hospitals or health premises:

Royal Adelaide Hospital

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Lyell McEwin Hospital

Flinders Medical Centre

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (LHN), providing service based in the Barossa, Gawler, Southern Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island and Adelaide Hills regions

Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service

Naracoorte Health Service

Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, providing service throughout the Murray Mallee and Coorong region

Barmera Health Service, providing service throughout the Riverland

Whyalla Hospital and Health Service

Eyre and Far North LHN provides services across the LHN

Flinders and Upper North LHN provide a service across the LHN

Yorke and Northern LHN providing service across the LHN

Rural Support Service providing service across all regional LHNs.

2. Gynaecological cancer nurses or gynaecological oncology nurses are located at the following hospitals or health premises:

Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Flinders Medical Centre

Women's and Children's Health Network Michael Rice Centre for Haematology and Oncology

Whyalla Hospital and Health Service

3. All other cancer nurse practitioners or cancer nurse specialists in the South Australian health system are located at the following hospitals or health premises:

Lyell McEwin Hospital

Southern Fleurieu Health Service

Flinders Medical Centre

Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital

Gawler Health Service

Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN, providing service across the whole network

Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service

Whyalla Hospital and Health Service

Port Lincoln Hospital and Health Service

Ceduna Hospital and Health Service

Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, providing service throughout the Murray Mallee and Coorong region

Barmera Health Service, providing service throughout the Riverland

Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (LHN) providing service across the whole network

Yorke and Northern LHN providing service across the network

Rural Support Service providing service across all regional LHNs.