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

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Patient Assistance Transport Scheme

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

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

The Patient Assistance Transport Scheme is an important measure to provide support for patients having to travel to Adelaide for treatment. As you are aware the previous liberal government did not increase the fuel subsidy during their four years in office.

Through the recent state budget, the new Malinauskas labor government has committed an additional $2.4 billion over five years to the public health system, and as part of that has prioritised providing more funding to support the improvement of regional health services so more people can receive treatment close to where they live. This includes rolling out several initiatives to address aging health infrastructure and workforce and skills shortages that our government has inherited.