House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-11-27 Daily Xml

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Hospital Beds

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:41): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier regard that South Australia needed the 40 winter beds slated for closure, given that demand in our hospitals last night was still at Code White?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:41): I thank the shadow minister for his question. Those beds will remain open as they are needed. The reality is that all hospitals should have some flex capacity, but we certainly shouldn't be keeping hospital beds open when there is no requirement for them. If we have no requirement, then they will remain flex beds.