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House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
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EATING DISORDER UNIT

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:38): I have a supplementary question. Why is the minister ignoring advice from clinical specialist Dr Kate Jarvis that the specialised eating disorder unit must maintain the services that it provides at its current location? Who are you listening to?

The SPEAKER: I think that is a question, rather than a supplementary.

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts) (14:38): Interestingly enough, Kate Jarvis is the head of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and she is not an eating disorder specialist, so far as I am aware.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL: She made her comments, just as the member for Morphett did, without having the benefit of reading the report. So, as I said to her in the interview I had this morning, I would recommend that the Royal College of Psychiatrists read the report, because if you read the report, which is now online, it goes through what the Royal College of Psychiatrists' recommendations are about how eating disorder patients should be looked after, and by and large, as I understand it, the report is making recommendations that are absolutely consistent with that college's views about how patients with eating disorders should be looked after.

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.D. HILL: I have, and so that is—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL: —what has been recommended to us. I would say to Kate Jarvis and all the other psychiatrists who have got an interest in this, 'Read the report.' We give an undertaking—

Dr McFetridge interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Dr McFetridge interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL: The member for Morphett is indicating that he can count, but, given his place in the leadership ballots over time, obviously he can't count very well. We will work with the sector. There was a review group, which included the clinicians who understood these issues and who supported the principles which are at the heart of the report. I understand that the member for Morphett is frustrated. He likes to make politics without facts. But I say on this occasion, 'Please, just check the facts.'

Mr Williams interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Reynell.

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