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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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SA Ambulance Service

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (15:08): My question is to the Premier. What is the Premier's response to a case late last year of a pregnant victim of assault where SA Police had to take them to hospital because an ambulance didn't turn up? With your leave and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PICTON: The SA Ambulance 'Safety Learning System incident review: ambulance delays' report reveals that there was a case of a 22-year-old female who was four weeks pregnant and was punched in the stomach. After a 35-minute wait, an ambulance did not come, and SA Police had to take that patient to the hospital themselves in a patrol car instead of waiting further for an ambulance.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (15:08): I thank the member for the question. Obviously, any incident of the nature that the member identifies, any assault, is appalling and, of course, every sympathy on a human level goes to the victim of any such crime.

In relation to the government response through the services that we provide, I refer the member to my previous answer in which I outlined the important work that the government has done to shine a light on some of the challenges through commissioning consideration of the report that the member has identified. Again, as per the previous answer, I will bring back an answer to the house in relation to the recommendations from the Minister for Health as the member sought about three questions ago.

The SPEAKER: Before I call the member for Florey, I warn for a second time the member for Wright.

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