Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-09-22 Daily Xml

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Women's and Children's Hospital

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:44): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding services at hospitals. Can the minister guarantee the full range of services currently provided at the Women's and Children's Hospital will be available at the new hospital?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:44): The current consultation through the PUGs is part of developing the full detailed business case.

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: This will link to planning work right across the system and in particular work within CALHN, within the central area, about where best to place women's and children's services in that central area. The consultation going on, the planning going on will determine what range of services are provided in the integrated new Women's and Children's Hospital, what will be provided in the Royal Adelaide Hospital itself—

The Hon. C.M. Scriven interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Scriven can ask a supplementary in a moment—let's listen to the minister.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —and other sites.

The PRESIDENT: Now, the Hon. Ms Scriven, a supplementary.