House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2022-11-15 Daily Xml

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Kangaroo Island Ferry

In reply to Ms PRATT (Frome) (5 May 2022).

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network was aware that the ferry service to Kangaroo Island was reducing, and all required bookings on the ferry service for this period had been made well in advance so that vaccination staff could travel to and from the Island as required.

2. Kangaroo Island Health Service (KIHS) currently does not offer dialysis due to a number of barriers, including low patient demands for dialysis. The former liberal government also failed to address the ongoing workforce shortages.

Home dialysis is an option for those who are eligible, and those residents who are required to travel off the island to receive renal dialysis work closely with the local SeaLink office to ensure ferry bookings are secured.