Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-09-25 Daily Xml

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Mental Health Services

The Hon. T.T. NGO (15:15): Further supplementary: will the Mental Health Services Plan, now six months overdue, commit funding to combat these increased emergency department waiting times for mental health patients?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:15): The honourable member might say that the Mental Health Services Plan is six months overdue. I just make the observation that the last statewide mental health plan expired seven years ago under the former Labor government. In terms of the Mental Health Services Plan, yes, it will help address better services to South Australians who need mental health support, including in emergency departments.

The PRESIDENT: One further supplementary, the Hon. Mr Ngo.