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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Hospital Services

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:28): Yes; while the minister is figuring out the answer to the original question—

The PRESIDENT: Don't make it worse, the Hon. Ms Bourke. Just get on with it.

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: Is it correct that five of the 13 hospitals contracted are run by Healthscope?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:28): I think the point the honourable members forget is that my understanding is—I don't know what the fifth one she is referring to is, but I presume that four of the ones she has referred to are ACHA hospitals (Adelaide Community Health Alliance). Let's be clear: they are owned by the community. You could call them private, if you like, but they are community hospitals: Ashford, Flinders Private, etc. My understanding is that Healthscope is contracted by them to provide management services. If the honourable member is really suggesting that the government should—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —that individual cabinet ministers—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —should be aware of every entity—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Minister, Leader of the Opposition, please cease your conversation. I would like to hear from the minister, as would the Hon. Ms Bourke.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I am just trying to make the point simple for the Labor members: if the honourable member is really suggesting that cabinet ministers need to declare a conflict whenever an entity in which they have an involvement provides a service to another entity, I would hate to hold shares in Telstra.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke, a supplementary?

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