Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-06-18 Daily Xml

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SA Pathology

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:28): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. As a result of the government's SA Pathology efficiency targets, will the minister advise the chamber on how many staffing positions will be cut from regional SA Pathology labs? When will these cuts occur, and can the minister advise if any volunteer redundancy packages have been negotiated and/or accepted by staff in regional SA Pathology labs?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:29): The opposition persists in trying to concoct jobs cut numbers. The former Labor government over four years failed to deliver efficiency reform in SA Pathology.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order on the opposition benches!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: The government will continue to look at opportunities to deliver efficiencies within the high-quality services provided by SA Pathology. There certainly have been conversations within SA Pathology as to the level of interest of employees in packages.